Monday 6 May 2013

THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem


Rob Ayling writes: 

"Thom the World poet is an old mate of mine from way back in my history. Even pre-dating Voiceprint, when I was running "Otter Songs" and Tom's poetry tapes and guest appearances with Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth, Mother Gong are well known and highly regarded. It just felt right to include a daily poem from Thom on our Gonzo blog and when I approached him to do so, he replied with in seconds!!! Thom is a great talent and just wants to spread poetry, light and positive energy across the globe. If we at Gonzo can help him do that - why not? why not indeed!!" (The wondrous poetpic is by Jack McCabe, who I hope forgives me for scribbling all over it with Photoshop)


MIND TWERKING
Battle o the Concepts-Austerity YO! vs Prosperity HO!
Selling off the PUBLIC PROPERTY fo PRIVATE PROFITS see
Gotta battle with peace tactics when you deal with KILLA police
Taxes pay for dogs n mace that they pepper spray yo face
when you exercise yo free speech rights in every public space
You are a PUBLIC CITIZEN,digital camera in hand
when violence in uniform infiltrates our peaceful stance
They got cameras on the block-we got cameras in the shops
Upload on the download showing everything we drop
We got smiling attitude they outta line n quite rude
when oil pipelines sacred lands violating trespassing for crude
Got no weapons in our hands just fourth estate again
Maintaining independent media so we can be a freer nation
Here we are-we stake our stand/on this our only land
We know we may never come this way again
As we rising fo our rights/we do not choose to fight
Just align with what's right when we on these streets each night
Just looking for some peace -call it freedom of speech
When we assemble in our tribes there will be poetry tonight!


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