In and Not Of

I’d like to be a president,

And preside o’er governmental affairs,

To be the point-man of my people,

But alas, I do not care.

I’d like to be a businessman,

To invent, and challenge, and dare,

To be at the forefront of progress,

But alas, I do not care.

I’d like to be a celebrity,

And to stun the press with my flair,

To hold every audience within my thrall,

But alas, I do not care.

I’d like to be a senator,

To fight for laws that are fair,

To champion the rights of the common man,

But alas, I do not care.

I’d like to be an economist,

And wax upon bull and bear,

To save society from monetary chaos,

But alas, I do not care.

I’d like to be a general,

To face enemies with a glare,

To lead battles deciding the fate of nations,

But alas, I do not care.

Yes, I would like to be king of the world,

And to have the whole Earth as my lair,

But praise be to God, I am in and not of,

And for all this, I do not care.