Sense Sonnet - Steamer

Loser

I asked the clerk if I could get
Five tickets for the lottery.
She said six were left in the set,
And wondered if I would agree
To buy all six instead of five.
I'm sure I could have bought all six,
But for some reason told her I've
Just cash enough for the five tics.
She told me that was fine because
That last sixth ticket would be bought
By her, and she smiled with a pause,
Handing me the five tics I got.

Worth one million bucks, F.Y.I.
That ticket that I did not buy.