An Actor Prepares

Present the truth through act and scene
And bring the audience the play!
Unless the place explodes, I mean.

Performing either knave or queen,
Believe in all you do and say:
Present the truth through act and scene!

Remember how to be the screen,
To be the drama's entryway!
Unless the place explodes, I mean.

Distractions often intervene,
But trust: you'll never go astray!
Present the truth through act and scene!

Accept you're not a darn machine!
Embrace the parts that creak and sway!
Unless the place explodes, I mean.

Perfection huddles down between
The bungled line and bobbled tray.
Present the truth through act and scene!
Unless the place explodes, I mean.