8. Let those with magic powersplace a curse on that day.
9. Darken its morning starsand remove all hope of light,
10. because it let me be borninto a world of trouble.
11. Why didn't I die at birth?
12. Why was I acceptedand allowed to nurseat my mother's breast?
13. Now I would be at peacein the silent world below
14. with kings and their adviserswhose palaces lie in ruins,
15. and with rulers once richwith silver and gold.
16. I wish I had been born deadand then buried, never to seethe light of day.