I know that it sounds crazy
that I want to run for President
but I am over 35 years old
and I am a United States resident
My life has been filled with some amazing things
and I think I’m ready for more
I just motorcycle through the United 48 states
and this country is something I adore
I don’t like the way things are going
and there are big changes we need to make
but perhaps a creative connection and direction
is the path that we need to take
I come from Sarasota
where Ringling built a college
through the museums and the schools
they share the greatest knowledge
because they teach the appreciation of Art
the peculiarity of our species
since we started painting on walls
probably starting out with our feces
but we’ve come a very long way
since we started the forming of words
but the way that things are going now
is really for the birds
not just because of this administration
or the state of the economy
or the way we hate each other
and are filled with such hostility
The thing that really grinds me
is the way we’re forced to do it
some say our system is hopeless
but I think we can improve it
what I see as the biggest problem
is that hatred is baked into the mix
because we’re forced to pick from two sides
and engage in endless conflicts
I think that we deserve better
and can find more ways to collaborate
We’ve got to end the two-party system
If we have to party, why can’t we have eight?
Eight is the number of Beatitudes
the ways Jesus said we’d be blessed
when we give ourselves to service
and try to do and be best
It’s also the number of steps on the hierarchy
what Maslow said humans would need
Imagine a government not based on conflict
but focused on where we agree
So I recognize that I may be crazy
but I’m not that impressed by what’s normal
I think we need a new revolution
and while this announcement is certainly not formal
I think I can offer some solutions
that we need a new direction is evident
If you’d like an artist in charge, in 2028
Vote Steve McAlphabet for President