And the minutes go by So the hours, days and years The position that once stood so firm Has expanded into exploration The daily chores and mores With bitter or sweet stories Bind me still to this day The habit of waking up time after time Either at daylight or approach of night And facing the identity of times The pressure of working slow or hard Within an established web of might Which clings like leaves To the branches of Time The relations that hooded my selfhood The directions that booted me Into realm of rotations Keeping me circling the same dimension The brushing of teeth, the shaving The haircutting, the nail clipping The eating, drinking, garbage dumping And many other typical decisions Hinting at the peace of indecision And by now you might have guessed My oasis is repetition's rest.