diff --git a/pink/pink.lua b/pink/pink.lua
index ae80c21..db5e436 100644
--- a/pink/pink.lua
+++ b/pink/pink.lua
@@ -3,12 +3,17 @@ local parser = require(folderOfThisFile .. 'parser')
 local runtime = require(folderOfThisFile .. 'runtime')
 
 
-local function read(file)
+local function read(file) -- TODO should this be here or in client code? At lease allow to pass an ink content in a string
+  if love and love.filesystem and love.filesystem.read then
+    local content, size = love.filesystem.read(file)
+    return content
+  else
     local f = io.open(file, "rb")
     if not f then error('failed to open "'..file..'"') end
     local content = f:read("*all")
     f:close()
     return content
+  end
 end