Shook

The floor shook, the building shook and the earth shook. 

And continued to shake long after you would expect it to stop. 

What was causing this unexpected movement? 

An earth tremor? 

No, it was going on for too long. 

An earthquake? 

Perhaps, but when would the shaking stop?

A tsunami?

If so, we should move to higher ground before the waves come.

But how to move out of this room when the floor continues to shake, over and over again, ceaselessly and unremittingly?

If it were an earthquake, why is the building still standing?

(28.2.12   Stream of consciousness – choose one word and write about it for 5 minutes. GARBAGE     BUTTERFLY      SHOOK      SUN      MOSQUITO      BRIDE)