but he is the greatest
at playing air hockey
and ignoring his heart.
donating his arcade tickets
to other dumb kids,
he just wants to win
but wants nothing to do with it.
in a river town,
he never crosses the bridge,
because that's where
his best friend died one night.
one day, he swears,
he'll run to California,
but until then,
he'll continue to win.
in this little world,
he is king
with a sword
for a right hand.
when this goes away
billy will never be the same
and that is the day
he will escape.