Toddler HulkI’m thinking of a person
Who is strong and resilient.
Big in personality but size is small.
When mad, they turn a green pigment.
All is lost when anger worsens.
Tantrums raging, escalating.
Tired now, limbs in a sprawl.
I’m talking about toddler phasing,
A daily battle of exertion....
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Categories:
kid, brother, child, childhood, children,
Form: Rhyme
Oven MittsWhen cooking something hot,
The oven mitts you grab.
Pulling them on, you think,
“Am I a wanna-be crab?”...
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Categories:
kid, cheer up, children, fun,
Form: Rhyme
GeneralizationStatistics show that men are such creeps
but women wish they had more partners.
The irony is the male who was there
at the playground as a little girl was hurt,
And he attended to her for a few minutes,
and the mother snatched her, calling him a pervert.
But where was she for her daughter that day?
And here are the...
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Categories:
kid, childhood, feelings, humanity, innocence,
Form: Rhyme
Galaxy of StarsIn the hush of night’s embrace, so wide,
Where silence floats and dreams reside,
There lies a sea, not made of seas—
But stars that whisper through the breeze.
A galaxy, both near and far,
Each flicker shines—a silent scar
Of wishes cast and hopes once made,
That glimmer bright but never fade.
Each star, a story, fierce and true,
Of ancient light that...
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Categories:
joy, kid, light,
Form: Rhyme
Big Boy Pants OnBig Boy Pants On
I don’t want to hear it.
You're in denial.
You're on your own.
Put your big boy pants on.
No complaining.
No whining.
These are the choices you make.
Don’t ask me for money.
You lowered the bar.
You can only go up from here.
No more excuses.
Don’t pretend.
I’m...
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Categories:
kid,
Form: Rhyme
You Have All The AnswersYou Have All Of The Answers
You never listened to me.
I’m not blind you see.
You acted like I was dumb,
And stupid.
Like I have no life experience.
Another brick wall.
You took everything for granted.
Never appreciated.
You're so young.
You have all of the answers.
I guess I’m just old.
I...
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Categories:
kid,
Form: Rhyme
Thirteen TapesA voice recorded, soft but clear,
Echoes pain we failed to hear.
Hannah spoke from shadows deep,
Of secrets buried none should keep.
A hallway's whisper, locker stares,
Unseen wounds and empty chairs.
A photo passed, a cruel slight,
Each reason dimmed another light.
Justin's love turned into blame,
Jessica’s tears, the haunting shame.
Bryce’s smirk, a predator’s grin,
The silence loud—it let him win.
Clay rewinds...
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Categories:
kid, anxiety, cry, death, depression,
Form: Free verse
Brick WallBrick Wall
Have you ever talked to a brick wall?
Someone’s always headed for the fall.
They never listen to advice.
They argue with the old all the time.
They're always in denial standing in quicksand.
Never open minded but sad.
Always going in circles.
Arrogant and not humble.
The young vs the old.
There...
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Categories:
kid,
Form: Rhyme
TOYTinkering with red and green bricks
Older than legos, redoubtable fun
Yesteryear’s rudimentary dream house
...
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Categories:
kid,
Form: Acrostic
BlondieIf you strain your ears
you could hear daycare man’s
blond-haired pig-tailed little
girl shattering her xylophone.
How straitlaced can a place
of rainbows and sugar highs
be, you remember asking
before you took the job.
You can’t take it, the
little girl always bothers
your lunchtime, hearing her
playacting rottenly.
Pink-eyed, you look
nothing like your parents,
you told her; she ripped
her hair out and cried.
The background...
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Categories:
kid, child, dark, daughter, evil,
Form: Free verse
The MinivanThere are places that I have got to go.
I’ve got my tunes cranked on the radio
Playing “Wild Thing” while the kids all sing along.
It may not be a “Magic Carpet Ride”
But it will comfortably seat eight inside.
Well, to heck with what the culture says, I am right where I belong…
I’m the epitome of...
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Categories:
children, dad, family, kid,
Form: Rhyme
Just a KidI sit in class, I play pretend,
I laugh too loud, I text my friends.
They say, "Grow up," but I never did—
I’m just a kid.
I make mistakes, I talk too fast,
I dream of days that never last.
They roll their eyes at what I did—
I’m just a kid.
I hide my tears, I bite my tongue,
they say I'm...
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Categories:
kid, age, blessing, graduation,
Form: Lyric
academic validationAlgebra makes me feel stupid.
Equations and inequalities,
algebra makes me feel stupid.
I could have an A in the grade book, but that doesn't mean that I understand.
lost in class, barely turned that in on time.
Algebra makes me feel stupid.
So I drift into my own world.
But at least in my world, I'm not alone.
Algebra makes...
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Categories:
kid, 9th grade,
Form: Free verse
I used to knowI used to know
But not so much anymore
Hold the door
Don’t hold the door
Say “Good Morning”
Or say nothing
Lest I commit
A micro-aggression
I used to think outside the box
I can’t any longer
They have taken all the boxes
And made signs out of them
Covid may be over
Yet the masks remain
Implacably etched
On dour faces
Ever fearful of a smile
I always treated puppies
As...
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Categories:
humor, kid, pets,
Form: Free verse
Kid CastawayA cool ocean breeze with the waves at its knees
Brings a chill til the sun heats the sand
And then I shall dive to see fish so alive
Too pretty to die at my hand
These coconut palms and this old book of psalms
Offer nourishment and useful kindling
I was not taught to read but I have to concede
Books...
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Categories:
kid, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of Kid Poems
Definition | What is Kid in Poetry?
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