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)

TYRRANY OF LANDSCAPES

How much of this skyline is yours?

A box?A room?A flat/A home?

A heart?A liver?a kidney?A spleen?

And when you vent-it is because of

1.privilege?

2.entitlement?

3.ownership?

4.pique?

5.angst?

Inside your ears-auricles spiral;ling on

No straight lines on your body

Yet skyline of squares&rectangles

You are not your city.Its cage is not you.

Flow with the river trapped in dams.

Be Hydro-Electrically!