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)

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cracks in the structures

where figleafs fell off

chiseled Vatican/Assyrian rock reminders hammered to dust

Men with beards and a purpose-to deny and destroy

Culture had best not grow here!It is wilde and does not easily conform

It will have no uniforms,nor guns.No hammers,nor sneer

It absorbs divergence and makes more art (even of breaking glass

Those books you burn(because you can only believe in one?

Other copies will escape your fire and swords/your Holy Madness

If religion kills,then kill religion.Sleeping sheeples text and Tweet.

We see UFOs but will not believe.Even paranoia is an implant.

Who are we told to hate this week?.Brazil?Brave New World?1984?

Darkness @Noon?Animal Farm?or have those prophets been banished-

their texts deleted from circulation?i see cracks in your stone faces

Take off those black masks and say who is paying you.