• Stare straight ahead.
    Don't smile. Don't frown.
    Don't laugh. Don't cry.
    Keep your thoughts hidden.
    Keep your mind yours.
    Don't let them know.
    Even when it hurts.
    Don't show your weakness.
    It'll only make it worse.
    Don't tell anyone.
    You'll surely be punished.
    Don't make them mad.
    They'll make you sorry.
    Don't fight back.
    They'll beat you to a pulp.
    Don't show that it hurts.
    They thrive on our pain.
    Just submit, get down low,
    Brace yourself and
    Take the blow.