Bored

• Summen Ali Sarwar, Grade 3, Al Noori Muslim Primary School
• Short Story
• 2004

3rd in the 'Write On 2004' competition

"As I’m sitting in the classroom
With a blank look on my face
I am staring out the window
At the emptiness of space.
While the teacher drones, explaining
How to multiply a fraction,
My mind is rolling slowly
To a state of numb inaction.
Now my eyes are growing heavy
And my head begins to fall,
As I drift away slumberland
Against the classroom wall.
I’m awakened by the teacher
As he loudly clears his through
It appears that while I was napping
All the students took a vote.
I got way more votes than anyone,
And this is my reward:
All my classmates have elected me
The Chairman of the Bored.
"