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?"

I WAS ROBBED ONCE, TWICE, THRICE

it was by the very same youth

who had been invited to my house party

when he laughed at my naivety

i determined to end the movie

before it became a franchise

He did  not believe it when i called the police

had him charged with theft of belongings

(restitution was impossible-everything was gone)

So he wrote to me from prison asking forgiveness

I wrote back saying forgiveness comes with change of heart

and neither his heart nor mine had changed.

He did not return to rob.I have been robbed before

and will be again.And the point has always been-

it is not what you choose to steal.It is your opinion of me

that is the real theft.