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?"

TELEPHONES

ALEXA SCREENS MY CALLS

So ,when you phone,announce your name

And your professed intention

And i will then respond-

99% of calls are robo-calls

Makes us want to dump all landlines

Who needs constant scams and spam?

I deal with human beings,not apps nor programs

Nor callers anonymous..Once,i looked forward

to personal phone calls..a joining of conversations

Now,i look away,when robo-calls seek to engage

If this is a war,i withdraw from the technology

Heat seek human beings,to kick start continuing conversations

Let robots relate to each other.I do not seek to program their programming

Just spend my life and time with truly human beings...