| The Nevada Youth Training Center
(NYTC) is in Elko, Nevada. It is a State run training center
for boys 12 or so to 18 years of age who the courts have determined
could use some extra training in life skills and schooling. It is
a good program. In one of the dorms there is this rustic
wooden box, with leather hinges, where the boys put their letters in to
be mailed. |
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My Loving Mom
I
wish I had a Mom Like
the other boys do. One
I could write and Pour
my heart out to. Someone
who would love me No
matter what I’ve done. Bet
I wouldn’t be in this mess She’d
helped me be a better son. She
died of AIDS When
I was only seven. I
want to believe That
she’s now with God in Heaven. At
night when I’m scared And
no one seems to care I
believe she’s smiling down When
I say my prayer. When
the other boys Drop
Mom’s letter In
the wooden box - It
seems to make them feel better. Maybe
I’ll just write down my thoughts and
drop them in the box with love I’ll
address the letter to: “My Loving Mom” In
care of Heaven above.
-
Tom
Nokes,
4/18/03 Elko, Nevada
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2003 - Elko Rose Garden Association