chase all the clouds from the sky

I have just come into contact with a friend I made this summer. His father sent him to a wilderness survival camp and then to a boarding school. I have been missing him since. I now have his mailing address and I intend on using it.

I researched the school he is at and I found out it was found guilty of "fraud, medical negligence, false imprisonment, breach of fiduciary duty, and gross negligence" in a 1995 case and "cruel and unusual punishment, antitherapeutic and inhumane treatment, and denial of due process of law" in a 1982 case.

I hope my friend is alright. He will be back in Feburary when he turns eighteen. Hopefully he will also be back for Christmas.

It's hard to explain how a few precious things
Seem to follow throughout all our lives
After all's said and done I was watching my son
Sleeping there with my bear by his side
So I tucked him in, I kissed him and as I was going
I swear that the old bear whispered
"Boy welcome home"