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Short Act Up Poems

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Premium Member Duping the Demons
I often wake up tired
Too much cerebral housecleaning
Dusting, filing, musing
Feeding the demons
They are less likely to act up
If they are nurtured
Recognized for what they are
I no longer fear them
But they must be kept
Cowering in the dark
Waiting for me
To tuck them in
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Categories: act up, fear, identity, scary,
Form: Free verse



IT WAS CALLED SENILE
Many decades ago, 
You would rarely here
Anything about or see 
An elderly person
Act up, they use to
Call it senile but this day
And time, it is hard to believe
That so many people have come
Up with a disease that 
They call dementia, which is
Similar to senile	
Is it the chemicals in the water
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© Daisy Ward  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: act up, education, food, how i feel,
Form: Free verse
Black Mama
Child if you don't get yo nappy head;
Imma give you something to cry about.
Get yo butt over here.
Say one mo thang.
Ima beat the black off of ya.
Wait til i'm finish. 
I bet not hear another word. 
It'll hurt me more than It'll hurt you.
You act up here, I'ma act with you.
Im aint chasing after you.
I put you in this world I sho nuff can take you out.
That's a black mama....

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Categories: act up, black african american, childhood, funny, life, mother,
Form: List
Life Doesn'T Always Rhyme
Some days I listen
Some days I talk
Some days I run
Some days I just stroll

Some nights I sleep
Some nights I read
Some nights I follow
Some nights I just wander 

Sometimes I will
Sometimes I won't
Sometimes I rhyme
Sometimes... Not so much

Life does tend to act up a lot
It operates on  its own time
And for some oddball reason, in spite of us all
It doesn't always sound the same...

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© BJ Brewer  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: act up, life,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Sprucy Lucy
Sprucy Lucy watering blooms As pooch lounges, the kitten grooms Each sprout peaks out toward the sun Rising in vibrant hues who’ll stun Lucy speaks sweetly to the pup As she watches kitty act up Picking bright flowers, just for fun Rising in vibrant hues who’ll stun Sprucy Lucy loves Summer’s buds Watering each shoot til’ it floods Her friends know she can’t be outdone Rising in vibrant hues who’ll stun Picture Prompt Four
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Categories: act up, cat, dog, flower, girl, nursery rhyme, seasons,
Form: Kyrielle



Precautions
It’s good to take precautions
When you’re going on a trip – 
Umbrella, bug spray, meds will ease
Your mind when in your grip.

Yet even if you’re more prepared
Than someone would advise,
There always is the chance that you’ll
Encounter a surprise.

For who can really tell you what
The future has in store?
And health or weather may act up
In ways not seen before.

So pack your suitcase to the brim
In full anticipation
That all your efforts cannot
Guarantee a smooth vacation....

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Categories: act up, vacation,
Form: Rhyme

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