. . . an empty chamber . .

                         anas soon as he said it he knew his buddy would barkup the wrong tree  he hadnt been following his stream of consciousnesspreferring rather to paddle to the bank and escaperefusing to ride the flow

he flailed haplesslyignorantly

                               but people are welcome to their ignorance he wasnt one to try to change them he took them as they were not so much a concession  Not No he tried hard not to exert pity although he sighedaudibly he didnt excuse himself or cover his mouth 

empty chamber triggered that which was political in his buddy inadvertently tossing him a life preserver tossing him a bone he would think he deserved

hed come down on a particular aggravation they shared 

                                                           C-SPAN MSNBC though C-SPAN began it decades ago a House or Senate member addressing their respective chamber the camera staticcamera tight a presiding officer sitting above them as they stood at the lectern speechifying sometimes an aide turning visual aidsplacards off to a side which were professionally executed sharpclean lines bright colours   

he didnt guess where hed come down

                                        choosing not to listen to himhis rap but rather attentive to his own musing empty chamber it was reflexive like a physicians rubber mallet tapping his knee 

because he didntwasnt listening he didnt bide his time didnt bide the warning he gave him Pullback Think things through before you open your mouth Doncome down on the first troglodytefirst thing that traipsed across your mind dragging its knuckles

Theres a multitude of optionsother possibilities 

Exhaust them man before opening your trap

                                                but because he was reflexivebecause they usually viedtangledtumbled in political realms he went therewent off on performances before empty chambers where it was rare that either colleagues or detractors attended listened their words uttered committed to Record they spoke before disinterested clerks and a presiding member 

 

when he completed his tirade 

                              when he spent himself 

                                                     when he pleased himself he looked to him for acknowledgement and was visually dismayed finding him slowly shaking his head side to side rather than nodding

I understand how you got thereI do Wasnt wha I was talking about

You weren’t?

I wasnt

What were you talking about? You said empty chamber.

I did

Empty chamber, what empty chamber?

I was alluding to playing Russian roulette putting an empty chamber in the revolver as you press it to your skull and pull the trigger

Jesus Christ, that’s morbid.

Possibly  Though no more morbid than purposefully walking into one and addressing no one

 

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Ghostpoet  X Marks the Spot  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9K9gyTstAg