a sharp clicking sound

i was lying in my room one day, my back to the cold floor
staring at the ceiling with my mouth open and heartbeat steady
when i heard a sharp clicking sound i'd never heard before
not the loudest noise ever but loud to a certain degree

i shut off my ears with my hands but the sound persisted
it screwed open my head and let its influence spread
no matter how much i tried to, i couldn't ignore
yelling at it to shut up, i began pounding the floor

the floorboards began to fall apart one by one
i watched in shock as the screws twisted undone

the naked pieces of wood fell into the dark
and i hung on the last piece as it bent into an arc
the piece broke off eventually and i was falling
falling through what i couldn't see
falling through what i couldn't feel
falling through what i couldn't hear

my surroundings went red, then white, then yellow, then blue
it was always something original, always something new

i heard the clicking, it was clearly eating away at my sanity
and all i had at this point of my insanity
were words i could add to my list of profanity

i fell headfirst, i fell feet first, i fell with my arms spread out
until i landed in hot water, something i knew all about
i swam to the top but there clearly was no top
and i knew the suffocation obviously would not stop

i was lying in my room that one day, my back to the cold floor
staring at the ceiling with my mouth open and heartbeat steady
and when i heard a sharp clicking sound i'd never heard before
it was a sound that i should've brushed off and completely ignored