In the attic
with sister
old computer.
Insert disc 1 of 9,
King's Quest IV:
The Perils of Rosella,
argue about
who types,
where next,
do we call
the hintline,
5 a minute.
Rosella walks
screen to screen
in red dress.
We direct her
to act and
to die.
Reload
Rosella,
start again.
It took
all winter
to complete.
I remember
everything,
the whale and
the bridle,
the ball and
the hen.
In memory's
treasury
this is among
the most dear:
walnut table,
voltage hum,
sister yelling
watch out
watch out.