Think First Poem by Kenneth Maswabi

Unprocessed thoughts are chunks of restless consciousness
Inside the thick skull of unrealistic reality
Unprocessed thoughts are too wild to be released
Into the open space of reality
Unprocessed thoughts are too raw to be dished
Into the open bowl of society

Unprocessed thoughts are rebellious and promiscuous
Uncensored and reckless
Full of negative energy
And destructive
Able to unleash terror
And wreak havoc
Ruin families
And destroy relationships

Thoughts need to be tamed
Inside the kraal of humanity
And refined inside the hall of knowledge
And defined within the boundaries of logic
Painted with the best intentions
Filled with positive energy
Before they can be transformed into words or actions
Think first