I won pool today

with the ferocity

of a dolphin

devouring

minnows
I won pool today

in a place called

Lake Ferry

on the edge of

the world

against a wide lake

with a grey

gravel shore

and a beach ridge

of tiny stones

too dangerous

to swim off 
the pool table

was in the tavern

that looked

over the sea
I ate fish in a

hamburger bun

so white

and fall-apart

I thought it would

melt into my hands

and I drank

black beer

with a kiwi bird logo

on the side

of the barrel
I won pool in a bar

where the music

was all 80s hits

and the patrons

were old fisherman

wandered in

from shacks

along the road

and where

there was just one

table of tourists

sampling a

bottle of wine

from the region
I shot those balls

like a dolphin

gulping minnows 
underneath a silver

swinging drop light

the taste of sea water

in my mouth

light beams

dancing on the

green surface

as the jukebox played

its own choices
and outside in the sun

my skin burned