boredom

bore·dom

/ˈbôrdəm/

noun

the state of feeling bored.

"the boredom of afternoon duty

could be relieved by

friendly conversation"

i

am never bored.

there is always

something to do,

someone to talk to,

even if that someone

is myself.

yes,

i am a very busy man,

my days filled to the brim

with obligations,

like a bird bath

after a spring storm.

no,

never shall i fall

victim to that curse.

boredom never haunts

the house i call my skull.

no,

i have never sat

on my couch

and fallen asleep

to avoid confronting

my own thoughts,

have

never ever made

a wrong turn

down dark roads

in order to inject

excitement into

my apathetic existence.

i

have ascended beyond

such petty concerns,

i no longer dwell

on past conversations

that sting my tongue

at two in the morning.

i

do not toss and turn

at all hours of the night

trying to find

meaning in the twisting

of my sheets.

no.

i am never bored.

and i definitely never

utilize my boredom

as a weapon

to stave off that

horrific ghost

of progress.