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# Up
- URL: https://dianaludwick.com/up/
- Published: 2026-10-27T23:02:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-01T21:19:45.000Z
- Description: “Up,” On the harrowing practice of waking up a teen in the morning, and the predictable chaos of escalation that unfolds. Written Tuesday, October 27, 2026 poem 300 in a series of 365 poems written by Diana Ludwick in 2026. Photo: "Bed Princess," by Diana Ludwick © 2026.
- Author: Diana Ludwick
- Tags: 2026 Poetry Challenge, Poetry, October, Fall, Autumn, Tuesday, parenting, Mother-Daughter dynamics, Teens, Wake-up, You are Late!, Silence, Darkness, Unicorn, Bed

Are you up?

 I’m up

*Silence*

Are you up??

 I’m up!!

*Darkness*

Are you UP?!

**I’m UPPPP!!!!** 
 **God, MOM, *STOP*!!!**

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Time to leave for school!

*Silence*

It’s GO time!

*Darkness*

Are you **UPPP???**

*(they are not)*

**GET UP!!! YOU ARE LATE!**

 Can I have a ride? ***Ugh*!**

*Silence; Darkness*

\[No.\]  
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This is Tuesday with a teen