Day 9 of the 'Pocalypse Poetry Challenge Day 5 Round 1 (25 SBD to be Won!)

I have been busy today, but I finally got a chance to make this post, so here you go! Tomorrow will hopefully be closer to the release of the Steem-Pocalypse post. Any poems submitted within 24 hours of this post, regardless if the next one has been posted yet, will be counted, just please be sure to specify that your post is for this day. Thanks!
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A Reminder of the Prizes
--Daily Winners: Every day the three judges will pick their favorite poem from that day and all three will resteem it.

--Grand Prize 1: At the end of the contest the three judges will go over all the daily winners and decide upon their overall favorite poem. That poem will be awarded a $10 SBD prize.

--Grand Prize 2: The person that writes a poem for every day of STEEM-POCALYPSE will receive a $15 SBD prize. In the event that multiple people accomplish this, the three judges will go over their poems and decide upon one winner.

We still have our dedicated 8 in play:
@matthewtiii
@hypexals-spiral
@stinawog
@clayboyn
@improv
@deemarshall
@em3
@zf3eddiev6

How to enter Today:
Write a poem based on/or inspired by this game post by @papa-pepper:
https://steemit.com/steem-pocalypse/@papa-pepper/steem-pocalypse-survival-game-contest-season-6-day-5-round-1-350-sbd-prize-pool-so-far

(1) Poems must be between 8-50 lines.

(2) Make a post with your poem and post the link in the comments for the 'Pocalypse Poetry Challenge and Contest post for that day. (If you don't wish to make your own post, you may post your poem in the comments instead.)

(3) Upvote and Resteem the contest posts you post your entries on.

(4) On this post, poems will only be accepted for Day 5 Round 1 of STEEM-POCALYPSE.

Once Day 5 Round 2 of STEEM-POCALYPSE has been posted, there will be a new post Pocalypse-Poetry post by one of us.

Important notes
--You do not have to participate in STEEM-POCALYPSE to enter a poem into the competition.

-- You may join in the contest at any point, however, if you have missed previous days, you aren't eligible for the prize for writing a poem for each day. You will still qualify for the overall favorite poem prize and the daily favorite resteems.

--If we don't manage to post straight after @papa-pepper's STEEM-POCALYPSE due to being out, or asleep - rest assured there will be a post and get your poems for that day ready for us.

THERE WILL BE A POST by @hopehuggs, @novaatebateman or @superbuckles.

--The very last poem must include the winner(s) of STEEM-POCALYPSE.

Thank you all for continually participating in the Pocalypse' Poetry Challenge. If you want to see a second season of this, please, just let us know! Good luck to everyone, and have a great day.

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A Clown Juggling Chainsaws

We all left the city behind. Some, through the GI tract.
And we trekked through the woods.
Without spook or attack.

Until at last, from the enchanted wood emerged.
To be greeted by a beardo:
"Come hither," he urged.

What to do? What to say?
I don't want to see what an overly friendly beardo thinks is neat.
I bet he's planning dinner,
and we're what he plans to eat.

Run away, or go and play,
the decision is kind of hard.
Pray beardo doesn't roast us...eyes closed, flesh charred.