Just in Case

The bartender’s first name is Justin.
I’m guessing his last name is Case.
He’s great at propelling the best gin
Though everything’s good in this place.
I’m weighing the saltbox beyond it.
If I can slip in every day
And sip the gin tipped in by Justin
Life would be lucid that way.

FRED YANNANTUONO

Fred Yannantuono has published 439 poems in ninety-one journals. He was nominated for Pushcart Prizes in 2006, 2013, and 2018. A Boilermaker for the Lady and To Idi Amin I’m a Idiot—and Other Palindromes have been banned in France, Latvia, and the Orkney Isles. I Hate to Second-Guess Myself, or Do I? is forthcoming.