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Donal Mahoney

An Unexpected Shark

You see things at the rest home
you don’t expect to see.
New veteran in his Korea cap is
whipping everyone else in pool.
 
He never has to bend over
and aim before he shoots.
He strokes it from his wheelchair
then rolls to his next shot.
 
 
Donal Mahoney

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