From e01ed83975933e4c8eafcda7950db98342ddfd63 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Case Duckworth Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 22:08:20 -0700 Subject: Switch to compile.lua for reasons --- river/weplayedthosegamestoo.river | 167 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 167 insertions(+) create mode 100644 river/weplayedthosegamestoo.river (limited to 'river/weplayedthosegamestoo.river') diff --git a/river/weplayedthosegamestoo.river b/river/weplayedthosegamestoo.river new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1501c0d --- /dev/null +++ b/river/weplayedthosegamestoo.river @@ -0,0 +1,167 @@ +we +played +those +games +too +i +saw +two +eskimo +girls +playing +a +game +blowing +on +each +other's +vocal +chords +to +make +music +on +the +tundra +i +thought +about +how +once +we +played +the +same +game +and +the +sounds +blowing +over +the +chords +of +our +throats +was +the +same +as +a +wind +over +frozen +prairie +we +are +the +eskimo +girls +who +played +the +game +that +night +to +keep +ourselves +warm +i +run +my +hands +over +my +daughter's +voicebox +as +she +hums +a +song +about +a +seal +and +about +killing +the +seal +and +about +skinning +it +and +rendering +the +blubber +into +clear +oil +to +light +lamps +i +remember +you +are +my +lamp +she +remembers +you +although +you +left +before +she +arrived +i +can +never +tell +her +about +you +i +will +never +be +able +to +express +that +taste +of +your +oil +as +we +pushed +our +throats +together +i +will +never +be +able +to +say +how +we +share +this +blemish +like +conjoined +twins +i +will +fail +you +always +to +remember +you -- cgit 1.4.1-21-gabe81