Friday 25 September 2020

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?"

AMERICAN ENTERTAINMENT
We love comedy-LIGHT comedy
No Lenny Bruce.No Bill Hicks.
History is Bunk-selective/censored
Mention lands before White-blank
Mention Indigenous Languages?Turtle Island?
Mention Vikings landing and leaving.
Waves of migrations/races/cultures before
As there will be after(and exist right now)
As there will be,as evidenced by Census
White will soon be a Minority.Then what?
White wash statues of black leaders?
Mention Asian pioneers-Indians,Chinese?
Racism exists in all these.We are histories
Best to learn before we watch repeats
as American Entertainment!

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