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Sick of Boredom MAG

July 27, 2011
By withAMO GOLD, Satellite Beach, Florida
withAMO GOLD, Satellite Beach, Florida
15 articles 5 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I write to taste life twice.&quot; <br /> &quot;You must stay drunk on writing so that reality cannot destroy you.&quot; -Ray Bradbury <br /> &quot;Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the mediium is the human mind and spirit.&quot; <br /> -John Steinbeck


there's a pile of tissues
building a showcase on the floor.
I'm slurping a cherry cough drop
and sucking on chicken broth.
I've been lying in bed for days
watching re-runs of “Ghost Whisperer”
and talking to my cat.
my throat feels horrible; my voice is weak
like any song I'd sing would scare the fever out of me.
I told my doctor I'd die of boredom before
I'd die of pneumonia.
I can't wait to get back outside
and hear that headache-giving chaos of middle school
and the world war trauma of locker breaks.
just thinking about it makes me yawn,
and though it's only two in the afternoon,
I'm gonna take a well-deserved nap.

The author's comments:
In 8th grade, I was sad that I missed English class (I know, right?) because we could free write on Fridays, so I decided to write about it! :)

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on Mar. 7 2012 at 7:33 am
beautifulspirit PLATINUM, Alpharetta, Georgia
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Favorite Quote:
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.<br /> --Eleanor Roosevelt

A poem that explains how one feels when they're sick. I like it---kinda funny:)