Drip… Drip… Drip…

The sound of water droplets continuously came crashing to the floor. Each splash echoed loudly in the dark. A slow and methodical trance filled the endless darkness. Much like a metronome, each drop was perfectly timed. 

Drip… Drip… Drip…

Swelling, dropping, splashing to the ground, like the seconds on a clock ticking by.

Drip… Drip… Drip… 

There was no other noise in the heavy silence. No breathing, no movement. Simply nothing. Each splash was like a black hole, not permitting for any other sound to compete with it. Forcing all attention on each droplet as it continued to flow. It was seemingly never ending. 

Would the droplets ever stop? Was it even water? Somehow, it sounded wrong.

Drip… Drip… Drip… 

The sound felt thicker, heavier than water should. Everytime a droplet fell, the noise was suffocating. Yet in the absolute darkness, where not a speck of light could reach into the abyss, somehow each ‘drip…’ brought enlightenment. 

⬡⬡⬡

I finally understand.

This is our punishment.

The sacrifices… The pain… The madness.

This

Is

Truly

Our

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