The thing at the top of the stairs
The person at the bottom of the stairs
The contact between the thing at the top of the stairs and
The person at the bottom of the stairs
The John Carpenter flick playing in the living room
The ever-growing sound of a dripping sink
The whispering wind chimes out in the backyard
The raccoon digging up his last meal
The thunderous silence
The calamitous tranquility
The abrupt knock at the door
The fearful dog’s yelp
The fool who answered to
The empty porch
The red herring
The inevitable approaching
The second coming of Jesus Christ
The echoing of footprints
The creaky floorboards
The radio static once
The movie reached its end
The breathing spinning wheel
The nuclear annihilation
The bombs
The bash
The blood
The collision of us
The painful goodbye
The amalgamation
The monster that’s yet to be
The end
The beginning
The cycle
The thing
Everything
Nothing.