“What If the Bathtub Floods the World & Drags Humanity Down the Drain”

Prompt: "what if"

Water
Trickling from the
Tap,
Not too hot and
Not too
Cold,

Rising up the
Porcelain wall and
Streaming over to
Rush down the other
Side.
Slithering

Across the
Tile,
Filling the
Floor like a
Pool at high
Tide.

On and
On,

Attracting droplets,
Expanding,
Extending.

People
Perching on
Rooftops or

Clinging to
Ornately carved
Headboards,

Legs
Churning the lukewarm
Liquid
Fusing together,

Lungs sucking in
Moisture,
Gills forming along
Ribcages,

Until

Someone
Swims down to
Pull the small rubber
Plug.