Some may have heard of practicing a program of rigorous
honesty
Me, at the cusp of 40, trying to practice a program of
Rigorous selfishness
I have to remind myself of this on days like today
When something doesn’t feel right
When I don’t want to do something
Because inside I know it’s all bullshit
And just for appearances and such
I have to ask myself
Is this in line with living an authentic life
Cause after all this time
You owe yourself an authentic life
That means no fucking faking
Cause your afraid of what people will think
And you want to keep up appearances
And someone’s feelings might get hurt
It’s time to lay all that to rest.
If people really knew, they would thank you
For being genuine.
A program of rigorous selfishness
Means I still help the people I love
I am helpful by nature
It means that I don’t do optional
If it feels like I will not be true
To myself and others
I have quit my stage job
I’m just an unemployed actress now
Looking for a new profession
~Jenny