Put down the script
Ignore what’s on the page
Drop the act
Live life off the stage
There is no need for props
Or bright spot lighting
Forget rehearsals
And continuous re-writing
A drama, a farce
Sometimes a tragedy
There’s no act to follow
It’s harsh, it’s reality
There is a beginning
But the end is not written
Nothing’s set in stone
Take nothing as given
You have control
There is always an alt
Press down on delete
Bring things to a halt
Write your own story
Play your own part
Ignore the critics
Let it run from the heart
Make some mistakes
Learn from them all
Some you’ll repeat
Some big, some small
The show must go on
But there is no act two
Don’t perform for others
Act just for you
Ignore all critics
Forget their review
Some will applaud
Others will boo
It’s a continuous ad-lib
A show that will run
Until the curtain call
And your lines are done
Then take a bow
Exit stage right
Hold your head high
And walk out of the light.
