Tight Pockets

Ooh, that's unlucky.

He got a nasty kick.

That looks like end of break.

He's run out of position.

That looks like end of break.

He's snookered himself behind the green!

That looks like end of break.

The referee, peeved

by the noisy unwrapping of sweets

has removed all the balls

from the table and is patting

his pockets for matches.

That looks like end of break.

Higgins is holding a flick-knife

to Steve Davis's throat,

foam forming at the corner of his gob.

That looks like end of break.

Irksome John Virgo,

gagged and tied face down

on a slate bed,

eyes filling with terror

as gloved hands

peel back his underpants,

silently screaming

"Where's the cue ball going?"

That looks like end of break.

The last match has been played

and the champion has been crowned.

Furthermore, all cue sports

have been outlawed

by the new puritans.

That looks like end of break.

Nuclear winter

sweeps through

the Crucible Theatre.

That looks like end of break. 

B.R. 18.04.2021

Nicknamed "The Magic Pieman", Shaun Murphy is noted for his straight cue action, his long potting, and for designing his own range of erotic waistcoats.