via Daily Prompt: Parlay

Round and round and round you go, or maybe it’s the three overturned cups the street con is shuffling about in such a manner to confuse you. You’ve been standing still the whole time.

Parlay! Place your bets! Which one of the cups is the shiny ball under? If you were to actually put money down, you’d probably lose it.

These days, if you’re watching the news – and yes, I’m referring to real news reporting speculation flamed by being irresponsibly reported by other news (because there is no proof to support it), you’re spinning like a top.

It is like a rabid dog chasing his own tail. While we are watching the show, we are missing something important – because we have been misdirected – and in the end we will have lost our faith in humanity and our governing systems.

A price too great to place a bet on.

Don’t blink.