the hair on my head--
that you tried to braid
while we stared at a box
--I just pretended to watch,
can't grow thick enough
to insulate me
from the cold I felt
when you
broke your promise.
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Author notes
look up yak on wikipedia... it made me laugh really hard.....
I had fun with this, hope you did too.
I'm not sure I like the "broke your promise" part. doesn't seem strong enough. may come back later to edit.
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good write, i liked it -
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thanks for reading. =]
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love the end.
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Ha, ha, didn't expect anyone to use this word!
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Silly you<3
great ending
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I like this, really. I like the idea of yak to hair/insulation ... interesting indeed. Although not much to say. I think the ending is fine, but hey, that's me.
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thanks! <33
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Yak, okay, I'll do that
Only for you haha =]]
Bravo babe
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heheh, it still makes me laugh when I think about it... and I have no Idea why.
"The yak (Bos grunniens) is a long-haired humped domestic bovine found in Tibet and throughout the Himalayan region of south central Asia, as well as in Mongolia. In Tibetan, the word yak refers only to the male of the species; a female is a dri or nak. In most languages which borrowed the word, including English, however, yak is usually used for both sexes.
Wild yaks (subspecies B. g. mutus) stand about two meters tall at the shoulder. Domestic yaks are about half that height. Both types have long shaggy hair to insulate them from the cold. Wild yaks can be either brown or black. Domesticated ones can also be white. Both males and females have horns.
Wild yaks can weigh 1,000 kg (2,200 l
. They usually form groups of between 10 and 30 animals. Their habitat is treeless uplands like hills, mountains and plateaux between 3,200 m (10,500 ft) and roughly 5,400 m (18,000 ft). They eat grasses, lichens and other plants. During the warmest season these hardy animals live in areas of permanent snow and move lower down at colder times. They are insulated by dense, close, matted under-hair as well as their shaggy outer hair. [1] Yaks secrete a special sticky substance in their sweat which helps keep their under-hair matted and acts as extra insulation. This secretion is used in traditional Nepalese medicine. Many wild yaks are killed for food by the Tibetans; they are now an endangered species.[2]"
bahahah!........ okay wow I need to chill. -
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haha
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