There I am sitting in the back
Thinking what am I listening too
I start to gaze in the distance and think
Why am I here, what am I doing
I start to think about my chores
The laundry, the homework, and the dishes
I follow my thoughts up with a statement
I can’t wait till I go home so I can relax
Flash foward two weeks, I’m home
No longer in college, I go to my desk and log in
I once again sit in my class and stare wondering what I am listening too
Except this time I think when will I be back, when can I do the dishes, when can I get mad again because dryer isn’t working
It’s interesting how priorities and desires change based on your environment
When you’re there you miss here but when you’re here you miss there
English 802 Spring 2020 
I really liked the last line of your poem because it is simple but has so much meaning to it. I couldn’t agree more with what you said. I agree that priorities can change based on your environment and I feel like now that everyones home, they can agree too. As “bored” as everyone claims to be, we do have a lot that goes on in our day. From school work to helping out around the house and taking care of your health.. there isn’t much time to truly not be doing anything. Im glad Im not the only one who feels this way and I too miss being bored.
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This is a great poem cause it’s so true. The last line is more or less “The grass is greener on the other side” but said in a much more elegant manor. There really is nothing more boring then being sick of being bored. Especially when being told to do nothing it just kinda makes you want to do anything else sometimes. Like when your doing the chores and get told to do them it makes you want to stop.
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I miss being at school and doing all my chores from the mess I made. Being home I have to do all kinds of shit for everyone and I did not miss cleaning up after other people. I do agree though that when we are at school we miss home and when we are home we miss school. The difference now is that we can’t even go back until next semester.
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