Nothing to Do?

Sitting in my room watching some little kids show was the only thing I did as a child

Growing up in Lincoln was the hard part

Boredom was an always when you couldn’t go outside and play

After we moved here I realized how much fun I could have while doing nothing

When I got bored and felt like there was nothing to do I would walk to the park or walk to a friends house

I would walk up to three miles on a gravel road just to go see my best friend

At home I would sit and draw with my mom while we listened to music

As I grew up, whenever there was nothing to do I found myself doing different things that were slightly the same

I would sit and write for hours on end looking at the blue and purple walls of my bedroom

Friends were always necessary on the weekends

Driving a whole ten miles on the weekends to do the exact same thing I was doing before at home

Sitting on beds and couches playing video games hours on end all while laughing at the Mr. Rage of the group

Even as teenagers we still act childish going outside to contain our boredom by playing hide and go seek tag in the dark

Always making the younger siblings be “it” while we sneak around and plan our success

Making snow forts and blanket forts so we could arm and thumb wrestle in private

Goofing off while arguing over some of the weirdest things laughing at the results

Driving around one on one venting about someone who we used to know to get rid of the anger

On Sundays my family will have nothing to do so as a group we will watch Disney movies all day and then eat dinner as a family

The school days throughout the week are a different story

When I have nothing to do I will listen to music and pretend to be listening

During study hall I will compete against other online players for who can type the fastest

I will fidget and stare off into space and think about what is happening in my life

I will look up games on my chrome book and play them until I become annoyed with it

I try to distract my mind from the knowledge they are trying to force into my brain because it bores me

Sometimes when I have nothing to do I just sit and enjoy my simple break from my busy life.

                                                                                                                    -A