Tswana

Tswana

Said the last cannibal
I ate it all
I ate the highways
And the stars
I ate the movies
And the cars
I ate the blue lagoon
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I ate the characters:
The reformer
the boxing champ
the auto-lover
The wakeful stranger
I ate them all
And waited
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The future came and went
Crackling wooden boats
There is a season and a time
to every purpose under the heavens
I ate the blue lagoon
I ate the blue lagoon
I ate the blue lagoon
I ate the blue lagoon
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I ate the rooms
I ate the distant lights
ו ate the talking stick
I ate the bits and bites