Seven steps to the wall
And turn around
Seven steps to the window
Turn around
Three steps to the table - step around
Move the chair 'til it is square
And then sit down
DON'T TURN AROUND

There
Is a man
In a room
Empty place
There's a wall
A table
And a chair
...his face

He wants to write something down
He wants to sing a song
Or paint something
Lie down and fade away
Or get up and get away
To the beat of the marching feet
In the heat of the prison heat
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There
There's the sun
Through the bars
Cutting swathes
Lighting dust
I love dust
That it's there
That it falls

He wants to write something down ...

Seven steps to the wall ...

There
Is a man
In a room
Empty place
There's a wall
A table
Some paper
...his face

He wants to write something down ...

There
All my life
Where there's white
I have words
So I write ...
What I hear
...perfect white
...with no words

It is thin
But it's clear
It is thin but it's clear