Click clap- it hits the ground
Click clap- it descends into those cold recesses
Click clap- the sound resonates deep into the earth
To be overcome by the hum of the machine
That great engine that seems to swallow up all space
Pulling at my feet, driving me faster downward
Click clap click clap- I pick up my pace
Click clap click clap- I’m part of this race of moving bodies, a sea that sways
Click clap click clap- I’m hit with a wave of rushing noises
That accosts me, confronts me
The resonance penetrates and interrupts my pulse
The tile walls magnify the touch
The hurt is never ceasing, driving me forward
Click clap- it resumes
Click clap click clap- it is muffled by the bodies pressed tight
Click clap- it hurries forward
Click- I step up into my car