Sunday 11 August 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)

FOR YOUR EYES ONLY

Animals,birds,humans-all need time and spaces for personal privacy
Birth,sex,private habits,illegal dealings require it
Otherwise why does not NSA allow access to their data?
This mirror is two-way-but we can only see our own reflection
If we were Mekinaku,we would have withdrawal times for rituals of passage
Privacy settings are like those tick boxes affirming you have read the rules(you have not!
Control paradox means we follow other's examples of  sexting,texting,Instagram pix of private parts
Everything is public-EXCEPT government spying .Promises of parameters are lies.
PRISM and GRAPH SEARCH are universal dragnets of personal data
Privacy is a political,biological and personal imperative
For Mark Zuckerberg="an anachronistic social convention"-
until his account is hacked and his bank details uploaded worldwide
Power does not imply responsibility.Accountability processes do not exist
This warning is being monitored for content.Anything you say or respond to can be used in closed court against you...

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