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?"

MODES OF PERCEPTION

Time is different waiting for a slow bus

or flying in a fast plane of existence

Gravity is different on different planets

Life forms on Cinderella Planets differs to ours

Some people live much longer than us..

But IMMORTALITY is not SECOND LIFE

It is not OCULUS DRIFT.It is not VIRTUAL Reality

Nor is it ChatGPT4.It is a chimera of projections,

wherein and whereby we substitute AVATARS for our own lives

and DIGITAL GAMES for our own choices.Our life span

may be increased via diet,exercise,environmental attunement.

Programs exist to extend us.Immortality is not one of these(yet)

CRYOGENICS was a fad when WALT DISNEY had his cadaver iced ,

and when LENIN and MAO had wax effigies of their corpses preserved for Communists.

Here,Corporations invest in VR glasses/headsets.

They tout advanced learning programs to displace human workers.

They do not guarantee immortality.Time and decay still rule-

Holograms of Michael Jackson perform on world tours

But he,like Elvis,is quite dead.Ask DISNEY CORPORATION...