The Constant Hum

Can you imagine life in the womb? The word I think of to describe it is: constant.

There would be some variables in light and sound, movement and stillness. But the temperature is stable and towards the end of gestation, the embrace of the uterus is firm and constant. And, always - the background rhythm of the maternal body. A hum comprised of the lungs inflating/deflating. The heart beating. The gut rumbling. Voices murmuring but the mothers clearest of all.

Then one day- within the space of hours - everything changes forever.

Except that background hum.