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So I get off of work …
12 hour day …
plus 2 hour com­mute …
                                              
Come home show­er …
and I am starv­ing for food …
I dri­ve into town …
I am crav­ing a steak …
All dive bars serve bar food …
but lo­cal strip club does a de­cent rib eye …
I can’t go to a strip club with mon­ey in my pock­et …
plus I will want to play my fa­vorite casi­no game lucky tree …
                                              
I can’t go to strip club …
I will blow my mon­ey …
I could al­ready feel the walk of shame …
I de­bate the dive bars …
and de­cide to take my chance at strip club …

Bad de­ci­sion Bri­an …
I rea­son with my­self …
I am just go­ing to have a beer and steak …
I walk in pay door man …
mo­sey up to bar …
see one of my fa­vorite bar­tenders …
or­der a paci­fi­co and lime …
place my or­der for rib eye baked pota­to and sal­ad …
mean­while club is packed …
I got ladies to left and right try­ing to get some mon­ey …
I chat and tease em …
de­vour my steak or­der an­oth­er beer …
I then de­cide to go check on my fa­vorite casi­no game …
I drop twen­ty in …
zip zilch nada …
walk away Bri­an it ain’t your night …
I reach in pull an­oth­er twen­ty …
big fuckin mis­take …
pull once pull twice …
· bonus 10 free spins …
I tell my­self if I get my ini­tial $20 back that I lost plus $20 I just put in …
I walk away …
by time bonus is done …
I am up to $53 …
walk away Bri­an you got your mon­ey back …
well I don’t like to walk away with odd amount …
I fig­ure I got $3 to play with and I walk away with $50 …
53 52 51 …
· bonus 10 free spins …
next thing you know I am up to $88 af­ter free spins …
I know $88 is even but I will­ing to play down to $85 …
88 87 86 …
· bonus now I am up to $112 …
same thing …
112 111 bonus 10 free spins …
sheesh when will this ever end …
I al­most have enough for 15 mins of lap dance …
$139 …
I play down to $135 then cash out …
I pay my tab …
af­ter en­try two beers and rib eye plus tips …
I am up $90 …

I leave head DT Eu­gene …
Sat­ur­day is Pop­pin …
kid walks up to me asks me if I know any fun guys …
says he got a bill on it …
I tell him give me 40 mins …
head home grab some homies whom are fun guys …
back DT in 38 mins …
I make my in­tro­duc­tions …
homie slips me a bill …
now I am $190 …

I haven’t cracked the code on win­ning yet …
when I am look­ing to dou­ble up and I am des­per­ate I lose …
but when I han­dle what needs han­dling even if it means grab­bing a steak at strip club …
when I pay for my beers and steak and ain’t wor­ried bout win­ning …
· I al­most al­ways hit it …
usu­al­ly if I can pay for my night out I am more than grate­ful …
but usu­al­ly those nights I make a lil on top …

My gut in­stinct want­ed a steak at a strip club …
I knew I was risk­ing sev­er­al walks of shame …
I re­mained fo­cused on the steak and maybe a beer …
I ig­nored the ladies be­sides the bar­tender …
I took a risk with $20 and took an­oth­er risk chas­ing with an­oth­er $20 …
tonight it worked to my ad­van­tage …
many times it hasn’t …
but tonight it did …

You can’t win if you don’t play …
but also you can’t lose if you don’t play also …
I try to not lose by not play­ing …
· but I also know you can’t win if you not will­ing to lose …
risk re­ward …
tonight I am up …
got my steak a few beers and tipped out my folks …

To­mor­row I am go­ing shop­ping for hot wheels …
peace out fam …
hope every­one is well …

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—bri­an-an­tho­ny

Flom­mist Bri­an-An­tho­ny is a for­mer artist, crafts­man and de­sign­er turned part time law stu­dent via YouTube and Google, works at a print shop, full time fa­ther, all around Good Samar­i­tan, en­joys a fine sati­va, read­ing and Ari­zona Green Tea. Copy­right © 2021 Bri­an-An­tho­ny.

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