Friday, 5 December 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)

whatchagonnado?

WEARABLE CAMERAS(do not prevent violence,merely record
Same as street cameras,bank cameras,car video cameras
Nothing stops felonious use of official violence
Mere recording simply points out our utter helplessness
when those we pay to protect us/assault their employers with impunity
No effective Police Monitoring/no Grand Jury convicting
just bodies left out on the street as an act of pure contempt
And the arresting of those recording official violence
We need our Anonymous/our Wikileaks
Weapons that bombed civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan 
now freely given to local police/implying WE are the terrorists!
Too many police are getting away with murder.
Common sense.Polonius's advice to Hamlet-
"to take arms against a sea of troubles,
and ,by opposing,end them..."


WHAT!?! How is this even possible?
Normally when you plan to spend money and time building something, you'll think about what you're doing first to make sure it makes sense. These projects...
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