Wake Up Poems

Premium MemberWake up and hear the silence

How long do you think
you can ride the coattails
of blissful ignorance?

Isn't it flagrantly obvious that
you are skating on thin ice...
and equally evident that
you're living on borrowed time?

How long do you think
you can get away with avoiding
the elephant in the room?

Have I been the unjaded enabler
whilst my silence should have screamed
to you louder than any multitude of decibels?



AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Categories: wake up, angst, conflict, relationship, silence,
Form: Free verse

WAKE UP!!!!

In the echoes of the night the one lonesome sound of a train not knowing where it’s bound 
It rolls on past the towns the rivers and the bends around corners unseen
As danger lays in wait anticipating contemplating its next move along the cold steel rails that’s bound for heaven or bound for hell only time will tell 
The warning signs are there the whistle is sounding  “ DANGER DANGER”  but it  keeps on rolling this steam locomotive 
WAKE UP WAKE UP one lone voice calls out in the night your headed for DANGER but it  keeps on rolling this steam locomotive 
On down the rails it rolls  when once again the whistle is sounding ‘DANGER DANGER ‘ as the one lone voice calls out in the night WAKE UP WAKE UP  your headed for DANGER 
Now is the last chance who is it at the helm 
check with your conductor 
Is it Satan headed for Hell
Or Jesus Headed for Heaven
Categories: wake up, christian, faith, gospel, judgement,
Form: Free verse


Premium Memberif you wake up with a stick

if you wake up with a stick in your bed you have a dog
if the stick is chewed into eighteen pieces you have a puppy
if there is no stick you either do not have a dog
or your husband has pica
Categories: wake up, dog,
Form: Free verse

Wake Up

Wake up
Stop dreaming  
Hear the birds chirping  
Thank God for the blessings  
Each breath is a gift  
Breathe in  

Focus on your role  
Hit the core with a heart of gold  
Stay low-key, no time to envy  
Seek discipline  
Kneel to the Man who never sinned  
Son of God, the true King of kings  

The wind is blowing and the rain drop on your skin  
Your soul is roaring with the sound of thunder and lightning  
Here comes the rainbow  
Oh feel the evening breeze  
Look at that sunset  
The heavens declare His Glory  

Shine in the dark  
The moon and the night sky reflect fire in your eyes  
So wake up and blaze them up  
Yeah, we've been astray, deceived and betrayed  
Embrace the pain  
Be born again  
Break the chain
Tend and mend the broken to be the unshaken  
Yeah, do or die, you and I, heads held high  
Look, morning star His Art is so great  

Let's drive through the blue fifth-mile street  
Reviving our souls with the sound of gospel beat  
Roll down the window  
Can you feel the morning breeze?
Here comes the sunrise  
The heavens declare His Glory
Categories: wake up, anxiety, baptism, blessing, courage,
Form: Ode

Wake Up!

Wake up. 
Wake up! 
I tried to pry my eyes open. 
Wake up. 
I clawed and clawed at my open eyes. 
I could not wake. 
Why could I not wake from this nightmare?
Wake up.
I stopped fighting. 
I could feel it coming back. 
Everything came back. 
It played before my eyes once again. 
Over.
And over.
And over again. 
Make it stop.
Please.
Wake up.
Tears escaped my eyes as it played again. 
There was nothing I could do.
No matter how hard I fought. 
I could not wake.

One cannot wake from reality.
Categories: wake up, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse


Premium MemberWake Up!

Each eyelash lifted 
With the leverage of purity.
Wake up,
Not just in the morning.
Always, is the answer 
You’ve been searching for: 
OK. then,
Why are you always asking?
There is only one answer: 
Now!
You are only here for this, 
So…
Wake up!

That’s all there is to it.
Categories: wake up, 9th grade, cheer up,
Form: Free verse

Wake up wake up

Wake up wake up
Children of God
It is now a new day
That our father brought
For us
So we must wake up now
Children you need to play
Outside during the Summer
With other kids in your
Neighborhood
Because you have lots
Of energy
And you need to use your
Energy
Playing all day outside
Soon today
Our father will
End this day
The sun will go
And you will see
The sunset
Shining in the night
Now finally the night
Is here
It is now 6:00 pm
It is now time
To say goodbye
To the kids
In your neighborhood
Now is time
For your kids
To get ready for
Bed
Now you will
Go into the shower
And have your shower
Now you will put
Your body wash
Into your bath sponge
And rub it all over your body
Then you will rinse it with
Water
Now you finally
Finished your shower
Now you will dry
Your body with the
Bath towel
And you will change
Into your pajamas
Also, you will throw
Your dirty clothes
Inside the laundry
Bag
Now it is time
For you to pray to your father
A quick prayer
It only takes a few minutes
To do it
Good night
Little children sweet dreams
I hope you have a good sleep
Tonight little children
See you tomorrow again
In the morning
Categories: wake up, inspirational,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberWAKE UP

How can we conceal the idea of being a powerful race
When the identity of our ancestors is right in our face

We need to look in the mirror and see who we are
The reflection that stares back shouldn't leave you scared

It should open your consciousness and energize your mind
To a point of gravitation with endless time

To teach our young generation to have knowledge, not fear
To not be bound by the shackles for another thousand years

Let's deliver the message that we have enclosed
Let's stop having these meetings behind closed doors

Let's take off the aprons that conceals the message
Let's teach the word from the great "I Am" with hope and blessing

But we sit back and listen to the demonic race
Only to be told so many lies right to our face
Categories: wake up, america, black african american,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberI want to wake up

what's this insanity
we're living in a nightmare
that can't be true
i'm dreaming ~ it just can't be

why the chaos
why the hate
can't we just shake hands
make peace and get along

i tell myself that
reason will prevail
but as each day rolls by
the rift gets deeper

the tally is horrendous
and leaves me breathless
i wonder how bad it has to get
before it will get better



AP: 2nd place 2025
Categories: wake up, angst, anxiety, conflict, corruption,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberI wake up with you in my thoughts, but you are just a memory weaving its spell

I wake up with you in my thoughts, but you are just a memory weaving its spell,
why do you still seem so real, like a shadow that refuses to fade at dawn?
The sun kisses the sky a pure blue, spring birds sing their trills,
and the Palash flowers open their petals, like a living fire in the heart of morning.
The coffee tastes more bitter today, though I used the same measures,
perhaps it's just me who is more bitter, carrying the burden of a lost love,
for lost love lingers in silence more than love lived,
in a corner of the soul where the echo of longing sings its endless melody.
In the morning's silence, unspoken words lay like a veil over memories,
seeking meaning in the labyrinth of the heart, where time cannot heal everything,
and between us, only a dream continues to dance, like a ghost of the past,
in a universe of desires and regrets, where reality and dream intertwine.
Categories: wake up, fantasy,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberHiss slap spit, Repeat'

Oh most of Europe..' Is in a fit.' Realitys has kicked in.' Also
Putin says has been safekeeping, many intercepted kidnapped kids.? Some are American too.' Now what will
The so willing do.? I even doubt this (true story) will be
Explored? being much too gory.' Oh dear Lord!! cause Trump
And Vance, must know on which foot fits the shoe.? Till
Then? its (Hiss slap spit) ya know what America? let them spit on me too.'
Categories: wake up, anger, child abuse, education,
Form: Rhyme

Wake up

Just because
you go to church,
doesn't assure you a place in heaven. 
It's how we live our lives that counts,
rather than praying
to be forgiven.
Categories: wake up, religion,
Form: Rhyme

THE WAKE UP

Wake up! Wake up!! Wake up!!!
Forget about the matters
Mind over matters
You can get lost forever
If you keep facing the matters
Work on your mind
So you can get over the matters.

A open mind 
Can never be close again
An enlightened mind
Can never be darken
An educated mind
Will never be ignorant.

Heart over mind and matters
The heart is of the spirits 
Spirits ease things
Connecting you to your God
Waking up your soul 
Paving ways for all your heart desires.
Categories: wake up, africa, children, christian, community,
Form: Other

Monday Blues

Rise and shine
cravin' a latte,
of mint cream whisked,
Robusta strong.

With dozen donuts glazed 
or more to go, 
to bid 'em 
Monday blues, so long.
Categories: wake up, cheer up, confidence, encouraging,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberWake Up Call

Seems like someones always on fire in NYC,
Seems someones always dyin in NYC.

Firetrucks always screamin, sirens wail day in, night out,
From your perch, they rush by, echoes chasin down the block.

After a while, sounds and attention numb,
They fade into the rhythm's pace.

You just don’t hear anymore. 
Just don't care,
You forget.

So long as it’s just not you.

Until the harsh city reminds you,

Heads Up…

you’re next in the queue!
Categories: wake up, city, life,
Form: Free verse

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