how often does one go back to the
well
that would likely depend upon whats in the well his wasnt lifethreatening gaming pool
returning to a particular
shot he practised and practisedpractised ad nauseam worrying itpresenting it as improbable a hustle often broke the backdrained away his opponents will to resist or try turn aside
what seemed inevitable
miss the shothowever inevitability flopslays over his shoulders
like an heavy oxen yoke
but its only a game
it is not life or death
although it could beone could
gamble their life on a pool game
a coin-toss
some people might be convinced
itd be worth their while induced by
money if theyre distraught enoughpressed hard
enough
Call it.
isnt
that gracious now its a spectators sport when is a game a sport when there are
spectators
Call
it.
fifty-fifty
but fifty-fifty wont feel
fifty-fifty if you loseif your throats going to be cut no double-or-nothing going to be cut which could also mean leverage servitude
-- Game time again
-- Thats cold
it can be warmed up
slip a sleek bullet into a revolver
chamber and spin it
Russian roulette
can suppose its considerably cheaper
than affording a gaming table wheel croupier and gamblers
far grittier
far better odds than
fifty-fifty
it takes all kinds
all kinds of wells
all kinds of people
he gave up hustling before things
got too hectic violent people
got their feelings hurt when they lost
he couldnt go out the front door
last couple of times he left
through the attic across rooftops
hed bet one of those monkeys could
be convinced to play Russia roulette
at least their feeling wouldnt get
hurt if they lost
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