Sunday, February 26, 2017

A nursery rhyme for the Donkey Kong Country generation

Before there was only one 中国
There were many middle kingdoms
But the game only really starts with
Snow Barrel Blast -- "starting all over again."

Born once more, in evangelical fervor
Saying quatrice, thrice, Ic lufie eow
Nouveau-retro hipster CHIC
Firmly plant yon tongue in cheek

Warlordism, gaylordism
Faggotry or tyrantry
This generation knoweth not the struggles that are real,
Bullocks, Bullocks, Bullshit, Bullocks.

Cheese and crackers, wine and burnt toast
Lists of things and things to boast
Thingstuffs and luxuriestuffs that are nice
Drive Bayerische Motoren once or twice.

Are there many middle kingdoms on single Earth
Or for every Tolkienism there's a Confucianism
Jungle Japes is Easy Mode,
But where is the global hoard of Bananas?