Oh! Joy! A child of our own... Oooh, such a child. With a smile. I think he's to speak now. But he's got to say. He must nothing to say. Nothing, you He's all mine. I cannot hate you. Why I bother? I never felt anyway. in the bedroom. Why did you bother? You never saw other, you should you see me now? The can't do anything right. Oh, why he be like us? me why? Clean the of this plastic baby. You set eyes deep in this face. I just repeat you said. You set this flesh upon bones. I repeat what you said. I'm through with patience. I'll no longer. You never for me anyway. This thing inside me, growing stronger. It's going to tear. until it sees the light of day. You set these eyes deep in face. Now I just what you said. You take my and try it on. You'll repeat what I said. Mother, you me repeat what you said. I just repeat you say. The you told, still rings in my head. The men came down, down to the river, to wash their of the mud. The young men down, after the stoning, to their hands of the blood. See all the young men down, down to the water, to off the mud. To wash off the blood. You repeat what you said. You mean you say. Young women came down, to the river, to wash legs of the blood. Young came down, after the birthing, to wash legs of the blood. I saw the go down, down to the water, to wash their of the blood. The blood...the blood. what you said. You mean what you say. I just what you said. Keep child. I'm washing your away. That's a boy. You we love you.