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Beautiful things pt 2
They tell you when you join MCC you will see beautiful places and beautiful things
But they don’t tell you how hard it is to leave them
The prairie sunrise
The gorgeous sunset
The laughter with friends
The stars in the sky
Things so close they are family
So close they make up a piece of you
It is impossible to be here 6 months and not be changed by beautiful places and beautiful things
By the laughter
The tears
The memories
When I came here they told me I’d see beautiful places and beautiful things
From bison to birds
Cows to crows
Does to fawns
The pride on our faces as we finish a BDA
The grin when you tell a bad joke
The campfire circles
The terrible squat-agories
The vast prairie filled with creatures
The small waves on a lake
The cottonwood trees
All these beautiful places and beautiful things
Are now a part of me
And I’m forever different
And now I see beautiful places and beautiful things everywhere
