Water rushing down
                         arms
                         torso
                         legs
and
                         face
tracing lines I wish erased
lines of
                       purple
                       red
and
                      tan
I wish this hell never began
light by incandescent bulbs
                      sunlight
                      lamp lights
                      moonlit glow
too late to stop and now you know
pain from
                      hunger
                      knives
an­d
                      words' impressions
soon we learn our masters' lessons
rebellion 'gainst a life of sorrow
leaves a fear of new
                     tomorrow.