The Mind

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