1.
praise God from the dirt up
my sweaty brow, tired shoulders

praise God with open eyes
wide open eyes drying contacts

taught brow, sagging shoulders
open eyes betraying the panic
of my unknowing, my anxiety

praise God from the ground up
from the soles of my shoes
to the top of my scalp

in my pockets, under my nails
on my dry lips praise God

2.
praise the Lord
all you cars
your fleshy nouses
meditating on His law
the lines and lights
all your fleshy souls
participating
in the life of the road
in communion
with the concrete