spam can be annoying

but does the government own the net

commercial interests involve all folk

down to the pension you might get

if someone were to spam me a two man tent

which was easy to erect and delivery was free

and price was on the button I may be quite content

then say to mr tentman no more emails thanks for me

but how'd you like to opt-in to my bi-monthly camping news

tells where the fish are biting...

and which bait that you should use...

americans are quite clear in their spam legislation

they understand that trade is supportive of the nation

but if unsolicited communications now comprise invasion

never whistle at a girl on any whatsoever occasion

we relish free speech unless of course we don't like it

dumb gesticulation takes a head and then we pike it

idiots sending spam has become most extensive

annoying true but just a mo ... tents are not offensive

we can chuck em on the guy ropes no more to canvas tents

until he who does the pitching evades us in suspense

deliver what is promised and not flap in self-defense

an internet solution makes the best conceivable sense

sleasy open slather opportunistic gold rush

but order is evolved quite oblivious to the crush

energy greed and hope are the primal pioneer traits

incredible innovations have those spammers made to date

internet dna space and wars

cut the edge of technologies

will you legislate and cut em out

but still shoot em up with ease

a campaign against marketing

a campaign against sales

against communications

the anti-spam movement fails

the price of freedom may be eternal deletion !

until technologically sound

a solution not legislation

I happen to have found....

but I hear that billionaires are stressed

and life needs a brand new lease

so I think I'll just go camping for now

and let them sell their tents in peace

copyright 2003 bob tatnell

australia's most tense poet