“I’m so bored!”

Cried the girl,

“I’ve nothing to do,

My brother is stupid,

And my friend has the flu!”

Her mother said kindly,

“Well, dear, here’s the truth:

That feeling of boredom

Can help you cut loose.”

“But how?”

The girl enquirered,

Perplexed as can be.

To this, her mom replied,

“Well… what do you think?”

The girl stopped for a moment

And pondered the words

And she got an idea

About a new world.

With fairies and mermaids

And dinos, oh my!

Like a rocket, her brain launched

And took to the sky!

She pulled out a crayon,

A sheet of paper, too.

“Look, Mama!”

She yelled,

“I can tell stories like you!”

The mother, with a chuckle,

Sat down and replied,

“That’s why it’s important,

Whenever you’re bored,

Just think about anything

And make up a story.

I have to leave now,

So that I can write.

Say hi to your father,

I love you, goodbye.”