When my best friend and I
are together
we drink Pabst Blue Ribbon.
We enjoy the PBR game tremendously
like kids playing kickball.
The game goes like this,
under each bottle cap
is a number and a suit
as in a deck of cards.
The bartender twists the cap off
and offers the drinker
a chance to guess
with the prospect of winning
a free Pabst Blue Ribbon.
On this night
my best friend
guessed the first bottle cap correctly
eight of clubs,
thus celebrating with a free
Pabst Blue Ribbon!
Upon guessing the prize winning beer
he won again!!
Ten of hearts.
Two free Pabst Blue Ribbons!!
It was as good to us as winning the lottery,
in fact we made plans
to buy lottery tickets
later that night
to keep this lucky streak rolling.
It was a sure thing
we shouted and back slapped.
The bartender told us
she had never seen ANYONE
guess two correctly.
It was the luckiest night ever.
After hours of trying
to double our modest winnings,
continuing to play the PBR game
we woke up hungover and broke
remembering we never got around
to buying the lucky lotto ticket
but shrugged it off
feeling good enough
to let someone else
feel what it’s like
to be a winner.
Todd Cirillo is co-founder and editor of Six Ft. Swells Press. His latest book is Burning the Evidence (Epic Rites Press, 2017). He has other books available and has been published in numerous national and international publications. Todd lives in New Orleans, Louisiana and can be found soaking his pirate heart in second lines and smiling under the neons searching for shiny moments. Look him up at Todd Cirillo
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