Warning Drum (8-13-2016 RWC)
( #arrival #protest #basement #drum #fence #flowers #random #word #challenge ) Warning Drum Dum ditty dum dum dum My eyes opened to see a small basement type room with no apparent exit and the sound of a drum beating in my ears. A single 25W incandescent light bulb hung from the wood plank ceiling. In the corner of the ceiling, I a fenced in part of exposed cold earth. My mind raced as I realized the danger I was in, for the air would run out. I had to find the way out. There was no break in the walls to allow for an escape, all that was available was the fenced in earth that was above me. I struck at the earth in protest of the inevitable death that awaited me. The drum's beat became stronger and stronger as my hands clawed at the dirt. At last, I became filled with joy as the arrival of roots came before me. I knew that if the roots were of flowers I would be saved, but I kept digging and digging. The drum beat became louder and louder. My hands took the...