The Bitterroot from The Bitterroot by Everything in Pen

If you find your way to central Idaho
I am not running from
If it’s the only thing I know
Away from the heartland
I am not missing anyone

Near the Bitterroot, The River of No Return
Out by the rafting launch
Lies the old horse ranch
Where we’re getting younger
We are not nearly done
We’ve got a satellite
If there’s anything I need to learn

And tell the mailman
To fly these cookies to the neighbors
And say how are you
Say how are you
You should know
I am not missing anyone

And the mailbox here
It is just for show
It cannot hold all that we transport
Another rule we have to follow
It’s filled with tie-downs
In case the wind should blow
In case the storm kicks up
In case you can’t get home

So take the seedlings that I sent you
And start them in the sunniest room
With every catalog
With every cake mix landing
With every dog-eared book
Read halfway through

And the word’s come down
It’s time to tighten up
What we’ve established here
It won’t account for much
Mr. John E Potter
I know you’ve got it wrong
Cause this is the only place
Where I’ve ever grown to love

And tell the mailman
To fly these cookies to the neighbors
And say how are you
Say how are you
You should know
I am not missing anyone

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