Darkness
Flowing, ebbing darkness
Where am I?

A low rat-a-tat begins
Where is it coming from?
Just a low rat-a-tat-tat

Rat-a-tat-tat
Just a drum,
Beating its pulse.

Where’s the ground at?
Am I floating?
Am I falling?
There’s no wind
Passing by to ruffle my hair
Just void of everything
No scenery
Just an utter darkness
But I can still see.

Darkness
Flowing, ebbing darkness
Where am I?

Rat-a-tat-tat
The drum continues its solitary beat
Rat-a-tat-tat

Rat-a-tat-tat
Is there ever going to be anything else?
Rat-a-tat-tat

Te-ka-te-te
Not a drum, a tongue, clicking
Te-ka-te-te

Darkness
Flowing, ebbing darkness
Just that single sound pulsing

Where does it come from?
Nothing is here
Only I am here
Or am I really here?

Do-ki-do-ki
The sound, yet again different
Do-ki-do-ki

Do-ki-do-ki
A heart, nervously beating
Do-ki-do-ki

Do-ki-do-ki
My own heart, anxious, fearful
Do-ki-do-ki

Do-ki-do-ki
My heart is in my throat
A cold sweat emerges as all sound…





Quits.