Thought Experiment
Total darkness
Eyes opened or closed there is nothing but black
Everywhere
Hairs and nerve endings stretched to the limit
Feeling nothing
no clothing
no temperature
no moisture
Utterly weightless
Ears ring with complete silence
Heart pounding unheard
Exhale – inhale not even a hush
Panicked thoughts scream
Where am I?
How long have I been here?
Time alternately races and plods on
An unseen floor presses against tense feet
Or do tense feet press against an unseen floor
Coarse wooden fibers prick tender soles
Pressure up or is it down creates the sensation of standing
Like on the bottom of a swimming pool
Fleeting contact that takes effort to maintain
Except now there is nothing to push against to preserve the connection
The pressure increases against feet tingling with sensation
Causing relaxed legs to bend slightly at the knee and ankle
As if sitting in an imaginary chair
Thigh and calf muscles strain against the rapidly increasing force of the floor
Core muscles flex for balance
Arms and shoulders tighten searching for support in pitch black emptiness
A drop of sweat begins to tickle down the left armpit
Copyright © Tim Peterson | Year Posted 2015
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