Rob Ayling writes: 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?"
age enters (slowly
walks (gently
your ears miss too much-
even hearing aids require volume
levels
your eyes(even with
glasses.blur
You are becoming an operation/ for spare
parts
are running out(you cannot../Think
wheelchair
Are you ambulatory?Can you see my hand?How
many fingers?
i got this gift of years from my
ancestors
first great grand then grand then father
/mother
now i carry their DNA in strains that also
age.
It is not so much the weight of
years
more the gravity.Weight slips slim
thin.
A gauze between the world and
skin.
If i fall,a broken.Bone
brittle/asking
how long will you carry this
flesh
when it cannot carry itself?
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