Mom I hope you get this letter
because I sent it right away
Camp is kind of cool and all
but it doesn't always go my way
We learned bow and arrows
and I put one in Luke's head
Thank goodness they were "practice"
at least that's what the Doctor said
Last night we did camp fires
and mine was quite a sight
The Fire Chief told the Ranger
it should be out tomorrow night
We even went fishing on the lake
and I can cast my line really far
And though I hooked Billy pretty good
the Doctor isn't expecting a "big scar"
Tonight we bob for apples
I guess the Ranger likes me best
Because he said mine is special
and it comes after all the rest
I think its kind of funny though
and it doesn't seem very sterile
Cause he says mines the special one
nailed to the bottom of the barrel!
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Bottom of the Barrel
Don't ask me why I'm crying
Unless you want to hear
The story of how I'm dying
From the loneliness I fear
The
You wonder why I left you
why there was no more love that I could give
you drained me of all my energy
almost no life left
by Lilly Mantra
I suppose you didn't think I'd make it;
I wasn't worth your time -
Probably thought there wasn't much value,
To this little
by C F Tinney
Mom I hope you get this letter
because I sent it right away
Camp is kind of cool and all
but it doesn't always go my way
We
At the bottom of the barrell,
Was a sight that would assail you.
Years of grime,
Accumulated over time.
Staves that were scarred,
Its
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