The Mind Poem by Kenneth Maswabi

In its barricaded command center
The mind oversees complex issues
Both domestic and extra-terrestrial
Physical and spiritual dilemmas
Tactical and defensive
And sometimes offensive strategies
The mind is a military garrison, a church and a hospital
Weaponized to defend against hostilities
Or sometimes appease human emotions
With words, the mind can blow a hole in your life
And ferociously feed on your vulnerabilities
With words, the mind can bring peace
And diplomatically end wars
With thoughts, the mind can stealthily injure an opponent
Or bring innovative ideas to the table
With ideas, the mind can inhibit progress
Or exhibit brilliant mathematical prowess
The mind is an extraordinary android
Capable of Love
And also capable of apocalyptic destruction
The mind needs to be taught the ethos of humanity
And protected from wandering into the wilderness