The Winner

by Brett Rutherford

Damn if he didn't beat the odds!

John won the lottery.
He spent all night
listing the things he'd do
as soon as the cash
filled his house to the rafters.

Running downtown
to find a lawyer,
crosswalk-waiting
at Fifth and Smithfield

(not taking any chances
with his hundreds
of millions!)

he was struck
by a falling meteorite,
a fireball so hot
he was sublimed
to a dirt-brown cloud
that instantly dispersed.

Crowds edged
the sinkhole crater,
wondering who …

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