If I ruled the world
I'd give it all back
For it is not in my nature to rule anything but my own spirit
And sometimes I cannot even manage to do that
If I ruled the world
There'd be a power vacuum created by my swift exit
Allowing for the human journey to be carried out, unfettered by a dictator, good or bad
A natural law where an experience can be uncoerced
If I ruled the world
You wouldn't have a philosopher king
You wouldn't have a force against you contorting your desires and corrupting your thoughts with preselected leadership
You wouldn't have a presence monitoring your soul
Or a false messiah looking down at your
existence
If I ruled the world, I wouldn't