To me, to be "awake" means to be "aware" or "conscious", but not purely in the strict physical manner of waking up in the morning and going to sleep in the evening in a biological sense like that, but rather in a metaphorical way to indicate ones depth of knowledge and perception and understanding of existence both in the inner aspect of themselves and the outer conditions of their environment around them in a way that attempts to line up with natural law or "reality" with a priority over subjective interpretation. Though subjective interpretation is a part of us all and it's hard if not impossible to escape, so even if not quite "perfect" it's important to try to find the "objective" truth to whatever degree that is possible.
To me someone who is awake is not just someone who is smart or knows a bunch of things and it's almost never someone who proclaims themselves to be such, but someone who tries to prove themselves wrong, and someone who genuinely tries to find the real truth the right way as opposed to just wanting to be seen as wise and knowledgeable but who doesn't have the humbleness to ever admit to being wrong or to learn properly in a genuine way with the goal of seeking truth first over the desire to appear a certain way cosmetically to others.
Thanks for the interesting contest! I once wrote a poem about people who claim they are "woke" but who aren't.. There's definitely a lot of that going around! And it can get a bit frustrating at times.. Like it's trendy or something.. ;\ shrug