Summary
Vesna Krmpotić: It is time, Osiris
An anti-anthology of ancient Egyptian literature.
"Now I see that I will never be ready to meet Osiris; no matter how hard I try, I will always remain unkempt, untouched, untouched. I will always lack something, or something will be superfluous. Vanity and cowardice kept me from going before Him with an unfastened necklace, no turquoise on my eyebrows, dirty nails; I am vain, and I wanted to decorate myself to be beautiful to Him; I am a coward, ne mogoh podnijeti da Ga razočaram. Naišlo je neko čudno vrijeme; oblaci se burkaju na zapadu, valovi na moru, potresi pod korakom. Nemam vremena za daljnja oklijevanja. Nemam vremena ni za najavu; ni za molitvu; ni da izbrojim do tri. Neka to On obavi umjesto mene. Sa svim svojim ustručavanjima, idem. Sa svim sramovima zbog vlastite nedovršenosti, idem. Jer sad ne idem zato da budem Njemu lijepa; idem zato što je On meni lijep. Ne I'm going because I'm ready - I'm going because I know He's ready for me."
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