THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem

Rob Ayling, yer Gonzo Grande Fromage, 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 Thom's poetry tapes and guest appearances with Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth and 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 within 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?"

IF I KNEW WHERE I WAS GOING WITH THIS

i would not need a GPS.Nor Siri,nor Alexa

If my natural intelligence is found wanting

what need is there -for Artificial Intelligence?

If even self-driving GOOGLE cars collide

and TESLA rockets explode on launch

why do i need to move,or explore all spaces surrounding?

Quietist philosophers meditate in Marxian Libraries

while Lenins and Stalins and Maos and Ho

turn poetry of Manifestos into 5 year plans that fail.

Harvests,too,rely upon connection between seed and soil

and no flaming speech nor Year One will convince them otherwise.

The Great Leap Forward and those Backyard Furnaces

the Barefoot Doctors and White Helmets-good ideas in ruins

I am not saying that many of man's plans fail.Yes,i am!