The felt is a kingdom of velvet and green,132Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ3LFRNUcIz
Where he plays the monarch, the king of the scene.
Balls stood in waiting, polished and clean,132Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKqc41mI0TY
Loyal subjects awaiting their king and queen.
As he built the perimeter, careful and slow,132Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeIU8Xyd6Sb
Mistaking possession for something to know.132Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlqxNb6QjCQ
"The game is like you," he purred, close to my ear,132Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyVnJcd3aiG
"Beautifully complex, but I know how to make you submit, so do not fear."
He leans on the table, like a predator, a little off-balance,132Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡunPyuL8N0J
A flick of the wrist, marking something as a half practiced challenge.
The crack of the break echoed through the hall,132Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjpWXwCsKo
And the balls scattered wide like a kingdom's fall.
He chalked his cue and studied the spread,132Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRMHxio1kK2
Mapping victories inside his head.
He caught my eye, his grin slow and venomously sweet:132Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr0VSoO5Vji
"Don't look so bored," he teased with a bite,132Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaHyuKIPxqc
"I’m just clearing the path so you have nowhere left to hide tonight."
His knuckles grew tinted in blue; a sharp cobalt dye,132Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp2XI2L4Z7T
A smudge of obsession in the corner of his eyes.
He builds a firm bridge with a hand cold as slate,132Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4oAlSSBttp
Dictating the collision, to decide my fate.
"The angles are perfect," he whispered, eyes keen,132Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhK3plSfYM
"Every path on this table leads home to me; can't you see what I mean?"
He believed control lived within the cue,132Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7yEU3hdK6
While fate hid itself in what I would do.
He aimed for the pockets in sight,132Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlJH3b5eBth
I aimed for the man behind the strike.
Bank shot, side shot, his focus precise;132Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGU6yKwayoe
He fenced every angle and called it his right.
The cue ball danced at the mercy of his hand,132Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeIsnRV2IcV
Although desire obeys no single command.
He drew a breath and took his aim,132Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRnHM3XWPt3
Certain this shot would seal his reign:132Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9O4E9pgwGd
"Watch closely, sweetheart—this seals the night;132Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDXu3EvMnLw
Tell me you feel it, the way you're already mine?"
The pocket welcomed the final sphere;132Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgDv3IY6BMM
Eight sunk — game clear.
He looked at me as champions do,132Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjkDFvBUx8e
Expecting ownership to follow through.
He asked who won between us two.132Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHT2LYUdqK
I smiled and chalked another cue.
He called the play; I called his bluff.132Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWqRJ14f31S
For wanting a crown is never enough.
I smiled.
For while he conquered every ball to prove me wrong,132Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡulHCevXPXH
The table had been mine all along.
Trapped in illusions, blind as could be,132Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnqMA0twnBD
Never noticed the game was me.
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