Every Monday through Friday, in the evening at seven,
Mike would tune in to his game show heaven.
Remote set aside, reclined in his chair,
he called out the answers as though he was there.
He laughed out loud when a contestant was bumped
for missing a question when Mike wasn’t stumped.
“What Do You Know?”, his favorite show by far,
had him dreaming of riches, maybe winning a car.
“Go for it, Mike”, said his adoring wife,
“we’ll live like royals, with no hint of strife”.
Mike admitted for months he had felt the same,
and the time was ripe to win wealth and fame.
He sent in an application, a video too,
hoping nervously for his game show debut.
After two more weeks of watching the show,
the reply that came gave him reason to crow.
Invited to New York for dry run testing,
Mike leaped for joy, the idea arresting.
With utmost confidence he boarded the plane,
soon the whole country would speak his name.
He did quite well on the practice trial,
sending others home with his brainy style.
A dream come true, he’d be on the real show,
a contestant at last on “What Do You Know?”
A month flew by, Mike flew back to New York,
bought a bottle of champagne he planned to uncork.
He knew he and his wife would celebrate new status
as the newly rich couple who won it all, gratis.
Finally the big night came and the unproven whiz
came on stage, with two other players, ready to quiz.
Bright lights on him, Mike’s knees began knocking,
sweat on his brow, his whole body rocking.
He stared at the live audience, a thousand or more,
and the four TV cameras were hard to ignore.
Mike got the first question, something he knew,
but out of his mouth came a stammer and a mew.
The question was passed to the one on his left,
who promptly answered and chalked up the theft.
As the game continued so did Mike’s plight,
totally stymied, by a huge dose of stage fright.
He flubbed questions he could answer the next day,
or any other in fact, without so much dismay.
But on this night, fame and fortune on the line,
unfortunately wasn’t Mike’s time to shine.
Well, it wasn’t nearly so bad as it may readily seem,
his wife said he, not money, was her biggest dream.
They uncorked the champagne, drank it that very night.
Mike still watches the show, and gets most answers right.
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