Long Gimmie Poems

They say I write magic 
like I was granted a wish from the genie in Aladdin
An stole Kazaam boom box an secret patent Latin verses from canibus
While using cannibus as incense listening to BOB Marley...

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My roommates and I congregated in our suite's great room and we’ll head out for dinner soon.

“Have you ever eaten dog food?” Leong asked Anna.
“No,” Anna answered, “it smells like chicken - it’s got chicken...

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I couldn’t sleep. I was lying in bed watching the patterns reflected moonlight made on my ceiling when I heard the faint beep of the kitchen microwave. I smelled popcorn.

I decided to fill up my...

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Ten years I’m sitting here upon Death Row, 
All appeals done they say I gotta go.
I didn't mean to do what happened on that day. 
My mind was altered in a weird kind of way.

I...

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i was coming from the break room
ready to open something sweet
when i pass by the room of a smiling kid
it was Christmas Day and the kid had tears in her eyes
her parents and other family...

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I’m a bit of a sensualist.

First, let me emphasise emotional resonance,
there has to be an emotional base,
not just an appreciation of hotness.

Then, there’s a sense of longing and mystery—
that male unknowableness.

Don’t forget the hard strength...

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The welfare lady is an educated lady that's going through some financial 
issues.The welfare lady is not lazy is  by any stretch of the imagination.Receiving 
assistance is really nuisance. When you have to tell...

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When I  be out cuttin mye graiss befo,
Duh Lawd gimmie a sign.
Least ways iffin hit wus not duh Lawd
Maybe sumpthin else, cause
Duh Lawd He don’t want no body
usin His name fur a laiff.
So I...

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Back to the beat
Even as the strumming sweat
Can’t wait to investigate
What we deem we procrastinate
Melody fine, blowing my mind
What beat is time
Time to watch the beat
Ever sweet
Tha’ rat a rat rat tat come on man...

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How Many Gimmies Do You Get?

By Elton Camp

The story that I tell you is all too true
I used to get as many gimmies as you
Until finally there came to be the day
When that greedy game...

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What's so strange about it?
The way it curls like a baby  or
The way it stands out on it's own

The way it swings when I walk  or
The way it catches your stare when I...

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i want something with that -
wispy, faint - new digital smell...
i want a phone - 
that loves me - for me alone, well

not one that goes and hangs out
at the malls, bars, and coffee shops
-...

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Daddy's girl:
The jewel of his eye.His sweet potato pie
Daddy's girl:
The precious pearl of the sea. Daddy's 
world revolves around his little girl you
see. She is cute and cuddly as can be,
wanting to show off for...

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gimmie, gimmie, gimmie.
you've got me begging like a baby.
and you know i am such a lady
but this gold has got me crazy.

hazy, hazy, hazy,
under skies of purple daisies.
i'm pouting my lips like a young girl.
and...

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“Gimmie another poem, make it a double!” 
Quote from John Lawless 



Block Head

John asked for a poem.
He said make it a double
I took out my pen
and knew I was in trouble

Words wouldn’t come easy
I couldn’t...

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Aloo pie Apple crisp pie gives me gimmie pie
Apple crumble  Australian meat pie 
Banana cream pie, 
Bacon and egg pie 
Caramel tart  Canelé pie
Derby pie 
Empanada, Egg tart pie
Flan pie
Gibanica pie
Homity pie 
I...

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gimmie 
a
line
or a bump
that rush
that drip
the feeling you get
when it hits
what an experience

the headache
the next day
once your eyes open and you awake
after a night trying fight
the adrenaline and weep for sleep
it keeps ya up
you become...

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I confess I've been known to partake
Straight icing sans chocolate cake
I concede I shall never be lean
Pouring fudge without the ice cream

It's apparent my tool-shed doth grow
Baked cookies? Just gimmie the dough
It is rumored that...

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Peter’s off again to job interview (second round, in Geneva), he was only here two days but something of him remained behind. Oh, fingerprints for sure - but memories too - like scattered Christmas wrappings...

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