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?"

"WHAT VIOLENCE WOULD YOU DO WITH INATTENTION?"(ric williams)

Core to our beliefs is a simplistic belief that belief cures malaise

It may be that belief is the ghost in the shell/elephant in the room

Mirror mirror on the wall-who is the most violent of them all?

Occupying forces of United Nations,leaving rape babies behind upon withdrawal?

"Scientific "experiments upon animals,prisoners,Black Airmen,women

Or lawyers /politicians ruling over bodies that are not their own?

We preach Paradise,make Dante/Milton  in a Bukowski world

Outlaw guns in Chicago-still with the highest gun fatality rate 

Gerrymander electorates to make sure "tyranny by the rich for the rich",continues

My votes are for Quakers,folk singers,artists,poets,sculptors,dancers-

in fact-ALL OF THE ABOVE executed by the Taliban 2021..

The violence of Fundamentalism (both Christian and Muslim) is tyrannical

Violence by THE RIGHT TO CARRY rather than THE RIGHT TO LOVE

By persecution of transgendering evolving young

By having the highest rate of single motherhood,via censored sex education

Violence by altering history via white perspectives.All Empires fall,

but often they do so while we are distracted...Consider China,Russia vs Iraq,Afghanistan

Then look at Somalia,Yemen,Haiti ,Lebanon.Better to know than not..

Refugee eyes upon you now..Focus.YOUR ATTENTION,PLEASE!...