THE GREAT ESCAPE

My first ride on a bus

One summer day

Off to camp we were

Without any delay




We were all skinny kids

Full of ambition

Ready for any blitz

But all malnutrition




We climbed the high mountain

The air was so very fresh

The camp had one big fountain

And surrounded by wire mesh




We ate four times a day

Well prepared food

Each had their own tray

Life was going to be so good




After a couple days

We started missing our mothers

The freedom of our little village

Our sisters and brothers




The freedom as I remember

Was like a bird in its maiden flight

Was hard for us to surrender

We were crying every night




All of that good food

That we never seen before

Was surpassed by the freedom

Our little village had in store




And so we decided to escape

Every day we had a plan

When darkness would fall on the mountain

We would crawl in our bunk beds again




Antoni could not see well at night

I was terrified with out lights

Kosta was afraid of heights

And Stamati was always full of mosquito bites




Soon time came to go home

Felt it was for ever

It was only two weeks long