EVERY FOUR YEARS, LIKE CLOCKWORK THEY COME

THEY ARRIVE ON THE SCENE WITH A FLOURISH

SOME FACES FAMILIAR, SOME ARE BRAND NEW
BUT EACH SHOWS A DESIRE FOR SERVICE
WHAT STRIKES ME AS PECULIAR AND PERPLEXES ME SO
AND MAKES ME WONDER QUITE A BIT
IS THAT, FOR ANY PROBLEM OR QUESTION WE HAVE
THESE PEOPLE HAVE AN ANSWER FOR IT
I’VE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT EVERY FOUR YEARS
THERE’S A BUG IN THE AIR THAT MYSTERIOUSLY APPEARS
ITS’ VENOM IS TRANSFERRED BY SOME SECRET WAY
TO THE CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR OFFICE THAT DAY
THIS VENOM PROVIDES THEM WITH KNOWLEDGE GALORE
NO QUESTION CAN BE ASKED THAT’S TOO HARD
NO INTERNATIONAL DILEMA IS SO COMPLEX
IT CAN’T BE RESOLVED WITH A FEW WORDS OR A NOD
TO PROVE MY SUSPICIONS ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT
IS SO SIMPLE IT’S KIND OF A SURPRISE
THAT NO ELSE HAS EVER SUSPECTED
WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENING RIGHT BEFORE THEIR EYES
IT’S OBVIOUS, THAT IF THE CANDIDATES KNEW
ALL THE ANSWERS BEFORE ENTERING THE RACE
THEY WOULD HAVE VOLUNTEERED THIS INFORMATION
AND MADE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE
THE ENVIRONMENT WOULD BE CLEAN AGAIN
NO ENERGY PROBLEMS WOULD EXIST
THE ELDERLY WOULD BE LIVING A FULL RICH LIFE
POVERTY WOULD DESIST
AS I SEE IT,THERE IS ONE SMALL FLAW
BUT ONE I’M SURE CAN BE CORRECTED
 FOR THIS “BUG OF KNOWLEDGE” AS I CALL IT
STILL NEEDS TO BE PERFECTED
SO THAT ALL THE RIGHT ANSWERS IT IMPLANTS
WITHIN EACH AND EVERY CANDIDATE
WILL BE RETAINED WITHIN THEIR MINDS
BEYOND THE INAUGURATION DATE