may we all be heard
words are bells
let them ring!


Thom World Poet Austin, Texas, USA
Global Radical networker and activist for promoting the live Creative Arts,
at every possible opportunity, especially in his home-city, Austin, Texas, USA


Tuesday, October 25, 2011

FOR BERNARD MANNING


in solitary confinement ,accused but not proven
of association with bankrupt Wikileaks
Guilt by association ,trial by media,kangaroo courting
has meant he has been tortured before trial
censored,pilloried,defamed and imprisoned
Used to be innocent before proven guilty
no proof has yet been adduced except association
If i link to you,are you guilty of poetry?
Wikileaks boycotted by VISA,MASTERCARD,PAYPAL-
all corporations fearing their data might be mined
closing down public financial support/starving dissent 
so WL becomes historic,and we talk of brave leaks
while having no outlet for confidential whistle-blowing..
Corporate and governmental witch-hunts fear those leaks
that reveal to be the opposite of what they speak
Unless and until we find a release
our age will be determined by editing, redactions and censorship

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