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?"

REAL vs VIRTUAL

THE PROBLEM WITH ONLINE

when actual is not allowed

is that third parties become more powerful

than our original intentions.

Of course-social distancing

but now no Amazon-apart from medical supplies

and no more public poetry-just online forums

As poetics gets cancelled-our public conversation becomes slanted

All talk of metaphor or history becomes "Plague-Oriented"

Public conversations become FACEBOOK entries

edited and censored by A.I algorithms.

Even the cinemas are closed down

so visual metaphors are solely online

I would not mind-except our life

is threaded with all other lives

not to be edited,censored,subjected to A.I

WE ARE ALIVE!and our poems,like birds,must fly