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# The Daily
- URL: https://www.hawkword.com/poetry/the-daily/
- Published: 2021-07-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-07-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: He surveyed his surroundings
- Author: A. Gee
- Tags: Poetry, Allpoetry Import, #Import 2026-04-25 19:56

He surveyed his surroundings

The enemies were in striking distance:  
unpaid bills on his desk, two marked Urgent!

half eaten sandwich from this morning

a can of Budweiser

will they dare?

The smell of danger in the air, or was it the pastrami...

When the Facebook notification came in, their intentions became clear:

Sighing, he took out his pen: it is mightier than the sword.

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**Author notes:** (i.) “You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.” https://allpoetry.com/contest/2784057---dandelion-wine