Friday 10 January 2014

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)

PUNCH DRUNK ARTISTS REPEATING GREATEST HITS
VIRTUAL CHILDREN WHO ONLY READ TEXTS
IM,Instagram,Spotify apps/fill in real time with digital
Neurasthenia,Ritalin,numbed down,dumbed down
Many school massacres since Littleton.Grand father My Lai.
Pussy Riot is free ,not so Wikileaks.Even media cannot save Chelsea
Edward Snowden Nobel Peace Prize.Close down malfeasant NSA
Balance budgets with black budgets made accountable
Secrecy is fine by us so long as our data is kept private
One way GOOGLE glass-two way mirrors
Your cell phone tells where you are (GPS)
Every body spying on every body else
Then why does not the Revelation be released?
Why this fear of clear knowledge?Bad actors
rehearse worse scripts for HBO/NETFLIX
when Reality means more than TV -or not TV?
Cameras on every street/drones in your own skies!

Who is in charge around here?and Why?

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