from my perspective, it would seem
that before us we have a challenge
we have created an economy
that isn’t very balanced
largely because finance
has become the go-to industry
but we have barely scratched the surface
of our true ability
to use this tool with more intent
than to merely profit, gain, and grow
the size of our carbon footprint
and the sizes of our egos
the way things have been done before
have largely been based on hierarchy
but the way in which we’re moving now
is much more about democracy
many of us have been very well trained
to serve the people at the top
but many more have realized
it’s time for this to stop
it seems as if we’ve reached a point
where there could be some tipping
and we can give power to the people
if we can do some more equipping
of understanding who we really are
and just what we can do
to flip the hierarchy
and create the world anew
so let’s start it out, we all have hearts
and we struggle with emotions
but they make us feel alive
and they offer us the notion
that the water in our tears
is the water that sustains us
and like tides and ebbs, rivers and streams
the flow does much to change us
and how we deal with the waves we feel
the process of that catharsis
is ultimately up to us
and if we live our lives as artists
we create our moments
and listen to our minds
we choose the voices to ignore
and the ones that help us find
the way to higher purpose
and actions that have meaning
when we can feel of service
and ideas start their streaming
just as water becomes a cloud
our emotions become ideas
and when that light bulb goes off
usually our tendency is
to start another business
to create another stream
of revenue to rise to the challenge
to manifest our dream
for generations, it has been enough
to engage with things we create and sell
we’re the only species to have art or markets
and we think it’s pretty swell
but as we grow in knowledge
hopefully, we also grow in wisdom
and as we continue to evolve
we have to make new decisions
humans are a complex lot
we are more than just thoughts and emotions
we also have these bodies
like land emerged from oceans
the water that flows through us
renders blood and flesh and bone
inhabiting these earth suits
our minds and hearts have found a home
living in our bodies we experience the world
and matter becomes what matters
as reality unfurls
because we’re different than other critters
we make weapons, tools, and music
we often get caught up in our own power
and sometimes we abuse it
some of us don’t even consider ourselves
as being part of nature
and this ignorant entitlement
creates some really bad behavior
when we emerge from this planet
we claim it as our birthright
then we strip it, mine it, and suck it dry
never realizing that it’s finite
but if we can get back to reality
remember we’re beasts and realize we are burdens
our species is called homo sapiens
and that’s supposed to mean wise person
now whoever came up with that one
was feeling pretty hopeful
because it seems our foolish ways
have the planet in a chokehold
now, it’s not all our faults
because we’ve been trained to be consumers
but we gotta wake up and implement wisdom
if we want our species to have a future
we can still be artists and we can still have business
but we’ve got to use some discipline
we’ve got to be more than programmed consumers
we’ve got to rise up and be citizens
so if you want to change the world
this is your opportunity
to realize we are all part of the all
we are all one big global community
This is an excerpt from the book and performance piece entitled Steve McAlphabet Explains ABC Squared Economics. Go to https://stevemc.xyz/more/booking/ to book a performance or https://stevemc.xyz/books/steve-mcalphabet-explains-abc-squared-economics/ to find out more about the book.
