The five-minute shower
H. W. Bryce
They wanted us to save on our water consumption.
They gave us water-saver dishwashers.
The gave us little red booklets on how to conserve water.
The gave us little mini hourglass timers for the
Five-minute shower.
Five-minute shower!
The neighbour runs half hour showers, but we,
We have to get in, turn on, soap up, douse down,
Shut off, get out, get dressed.
God help us if we should sing in the shower.
It’s a five-minute shower.
No time for enjoyment, to stand there
And revel in the warmth, the soothing
Wash-over of warm water trickling down your body,
Enjoying the benefit of a built-in massage,.
Of having fun lathering up, doing a stand-up
Bubble bath, spending a moment in the glory of it,
In the memory of bath time with the littlees,
Washing of the grime and the slime of the day,
The dirty epithets hurled during the hours of work—
The anticipation of the upcoming evening
Dancing with the love of your life—
Cleansing body and soul
To face the world refreshed—
AHHHHHHHHHH!
TIME’S UP! Get outta the shower.
Five minutes. Time’s Up. GET OUT!
Ah! The five-minute shower.
A quicky to face the day.
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