picking out pain / pruning pricks
taking a bath / boiling ticks
trial and error / man in the mirror
washing out varnishes / vanishing spirit
sallow and shallow / the pitious pauper
goes out to graze / and gets wet in the water
he runs to the river / and swallows the sea
he swims to his stomach / he rides to his knees
he opens a window / he fights off the breeze