nothing

He leans upon the window as if trying to save energy for all his racing thought. Cars big and every color ever thought of were driving by. He didn’t notice one of them for he was too busy. Yet he hadn’t moved an inch in an hour and a half. He was busy thinking about his life. He thought about the girl he liked, and everything they had ever done or said tighter. To try and figure out the most definite answer to the most unanswerable question. Does she like me?

            This then leads him to thoughts about what would happen if the answer was the incomparable yes. He dreamt of cradling her soft hands everywhere they go. Of holding her during the cold winter or whenever she was scared or upset. Of laughing with her and making her smile. But most importantly he thought about kissing her warm soft lips and knowing they would always have each other. He thought about loving her.

            To his surprise he loved thinking, He was enjoying his thoughts so much he decided to take it one step further. What does it mean? This simple four lettered word. This word that is the theme of so many songs. That can bring so much joy and so much sadness.  How could we choose such a simple arrangement of letters to such an incomprehensible word?  A word that people have sworn their lives to and die every day because of it. If love was supposed to bring us a world full of peace then how can people kill in the name of love?

            Then the thought came to his head of why do we fight and have wars. Instead of rushing to fight and kill if we sat down and talked for a little bit then most situations could easily be solved. Why waste life, the world’s greatest gift to every one of us, for something so pointless?  Why do we feel that our needs are so much greater than anyone one that we have to take them from people who have so little as it is.

            His mother approached him

            “Jonathan what are you thinking about.”

            “Nothing”