I can hear your broken ongoing laugh.

L'esprit de l’escalier
A French term used in English for the predicament of thinking of the perfect reply too late. English speakers sometimes call this "escalator wit", or "staircase wit”.

This is the spirit of the staircase, at the top step, of the top floor, of the highest skyscraper, in the world.
This is the final draft of your closing argument in the court room you’ve held to adore. And it comes complete with your honest as atoms chattering teeth.
It loses strength, along with sound, a...