The Castle Poem by Kojo Owusu

Vague prescience
Of sudden seizure and torn
To shreds in the roar
Of cannibals - Bloodthirsty
Conscience to devour
Frightened – fearful drops
Falling – I wandered through
A dark tunnel and
Appeared in a fortified heart
There I saw
Betrayal in chains
Treachery languishing
In a gloomy dungeon
Infidelity, disloyalty
Jealousy, hostility
All captured as slaves
Deformed to entertain
The queen of love
I was relieved
And satisfied, elated
When I was pushed
Into the bedchamber
Of her majesty,
Queen ship, love.
The canon alert
Guarding the treasure
Her majesty told me
How she rules the land
She held my hand and
We stood in front
Of the castle then
She pointed towards
The formidable canon
And said:
This is the canon
Of love and this canon balls
I fire to destroy conspiracies,
Plots and subversions
She also showed me
Her co rulers
Freedom, justice
Equity, equal rights.
I was spellbound
And it dawned on me
That I was only safe
And happy as long
As she rules the land.