I by God
I need him Early in the
morning, heavy
eyes I hope — that he comes
And wakes me, meekly
Before the golden rays
Before the day dawns
What’s the point of going to bed late?
Sleepy, pale, waste of time
Me for God —
I need it
Slow, I get up just to start
Slow, I’ll get ready
If God woke me up, I wake
up I get up, slow slow
First, cold
blade A little white foam slides
Sensitive skin asks for silence
If it’s fast, I cut and bleed
Slowly, focus on not making mistakes —
I run the blade over the old
beard (I repeat)
Slowly, always slowly
Slowly, I get up just to start
Slowly, I’ll get ready
If God woke me up, I wake up
I get up, slowly slowly
I take off my shirt, everything slowly
I get in the shower, I let time
fall I open the shower, I feel hot
I soap, I put the soap on the sponge
I spread it over my body, through the skin, through the hands
I feel clean, light — Dirt going away
Foam disappears — see, I didn’t even notice
Now I rinse, everything clean
Time to dry — with a soft towel Full
body, line by line
I dress slowly, casual
clothes Simple, comfortable, prepared
Steps on the floor
Crispy toast and white
cheese A glass of citrus
juice I take a deep breath, I give thanks
I get ready to work for God
Slow, I get up just to start
Slow, I’m going to get ready
If God woke me up, I wake
up, slow slowly
Now it’s time to serve — slow
Now it’s time to work — for God
Slow, slow, slow