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The second of my collections of poems written for "Express It In Eight."

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#1106267 added January 18, 2026 at 10:20am
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Acting Your Age
Acting Your Age

Billy was nothing
if never naughty -
he’s still the same
although he’s forty.

Grow up he won’t,
his path is chosen -
he likes being bad,
his development’s frozen.


Line count: 8
Rhymed abcb
For Express It In Eight, 01.18.26
Prompt: Write a poem about a naughty child.
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