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Boys Will Be Boys
He’d have to take his new jeans off to swim Or mom is sure to paddle his tail. So, his skinned them off, climbed atop the railroad bridge, folding them with the greatest care, laid them on the rail. It was the first day of summer vacation and the days would limp along into the fall. He swung on the...

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Categories: boys will be boys, childhood, clothes, giggle,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member A Summer Sight
A Summer Sight burning white glare forces squinted sight ~ sons squat by pool squashing bugs —————————————————————————————————————— Sally young eslinge (C) June 25, 2022...

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Categories: boys will be boys, boy, fun, mother son,
Form: Haiku



Premium Member Boys Will Be Boys
boys will be boys, they love the joys in life, no matter how old they are. they think they're invincible, nothing is impossible. they still play with their toys that make a lot of noise, brag and insist how they love and kiss all the girls. they love their fishing and hunting and say it is all in the wrist, and they never miss. they love their...

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Categories: boys will be boys, boy,
Form: Free verse
Boys Will Be Boys
They always say, "boys will be boys," and leave it at that. No one will try to fix the situation because boys will be boys. They let him be stupid, abusive, and sexual because boys will be boys. And I can't fix that. I can't fix that because I'm a girl and we should learn to accept that boys...

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Categories: boys will be boys, boy, deep, motivation,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Boys Will Be Boys-Or
I save memories of four boys, ~~not three, They got out two toys, gameboy that would be, My they have grown, they are aged differently, Day not as smooth, as I make it, ~~you see, Why did the older two, ~~play sneakily, Made the brothers to be angry, ~~like me, "Share the gameboy", I said commandedly, "Here, the toy, lest dad turn...

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Categories: boys will be boys, 3rd grade, 4th grade,
Form: Ottava rima



Boys Will Be Boys
Boys will be boys is often said A kind reference to naughty Would this disparity then cause Dudes to show action quite haughty Yearning for female attention By some catcalls and wolf whistles Undermining the ladies who Get attacked by verbal missiles Gentlemen, listen to me now Each of you, must hear what I tell Remember what you might be called Such as this acrostic...

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Categories: boys will be boys, analogy, character, humor, identity,
Form: Rhyme
Boys Will Be Boys
trigger warning Rape, sexual harassment you were 6 when the boy in the desk behind you kept pulling your ponytail till he made you cry. It was okay though,it meant you had pretty hair. You were 9 when the ball kicked at you by the boys in the field coloured your eye instead of the...

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Categories: boys will be boys, abuse, dark,
Form: Prose Poetry
Premium Member Boys Will Be Boys Will Be Boys
Baby Boy Altar Boy Golden Boy Lazy Boy Fat Boy Doughboy Star Boy Car Boy Hardy-har-har-Boy Bell Boy Bus Boy Bar Boy Cigar Boy Noodle Boy Poodle Boy Strudel Boy Skinny Boy Bony Boy Phony Boy Go Boy Slow Boy Whoa Boy No Boy Po' Boy Oh Boy! Top Boy Bee-Bop Boy Stop Boy! Hey Boy Hi Boy "Atta Boy' Goodbye Boy!...

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Categories: boys will be boys, boy, silly, word play,
Form: Light Verse
Boys Will Be Boys
A church clock struck midnight, from far far away, Overhead, the pale moon was veiled, by dark clouds of grey. Two young boys were watching, from their own makeshift den, Aiming to prove to friends they weren't mice, but men. As gravestones scraped...

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Categories: boys will be boys, growing up, night,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member - Boys Will Be Boys -
Some unmarried older men want the same from their mistresses as their socks ...

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Categories: boys will be boys, humor, sad love,
Form: Light Verse
Boys Will Be Boys
The pain will never go away, it just stays. Everyday he tried to keep his head held high, but everything would change in just ten days. They said boys will be boys, it’s just a phase, but again they were wrong, just one more lie. The pain will never go away, it just stays Each year, each month, each day was...

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Categories: boys will be boys, bullying, child, childhood, death,
Form: Villanelle
Boys Will Be Boys
Was it big John or was it ol Jack Who started me on this laugh attack A limy or two Now some haiku Think I'll join in by throwing some smack...

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Categories: boys will be boys, tribute, boy,
Form: Limerick
Boys Will Be Boys
Boys will be boys that's what they said. But to me, boys were drugs and I'd wind up dead. Nothing ever worked, until I found you. You were my hope for love, The start of something new. The horrible distance It was our greatest threat. sometimes it didn't matter, you were my safety net. Once or twice we perished, not understanding our hearts. But mind over matter, we were never...

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Categories: boys will be boys, addiction, best friend, heart,
Form: Free verse
Boys Will Be Boys
The stars reached back Each night When I prayed that I would wake up and the pain would be over And that everything everyone had ever said to me And every name they had ever called me Was all a bad dream The worst, shittiest nightmare of a dream That never ended No matter how many times I fell asleep Because sleep was my...

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Categories: boys will be boys, anger, anti bullying, betrayal,
Form: Free verse
Boys Will Be Boys
You are so full of excitement, That you at times can not contain it. You enjoy playing with your toys, And I say "Boys will be Boys." I know nothing seems easy for you, Just remember to never be blue. For I will always be there, it's true, To show you that I care for you....

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Categories: boys will be boys, son, boy,
Form: Rhyme

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