Looking For Comfort

She knew it was the place that people went to spend the remainder of their days and she knew the conclusion of such remainder would be the end of her life but she didn’t feel like it was the beginning of the end yet.  She knew she was old and her body failing but she also knew her mind was still capable of textures that could reflect a quality of light that took her a lifetime to cultivate.  It was the one thing she was holding on to.  As attendants led her into the dark corner of the new center of her world she looked through windows to see large buildings casting shadows into her room and shading her heart with a cool discomfort that she couldn’t avoid.  But there was also a soft radiance of light that she noticed softly filtering in from the sky so far above.  It wasn’t enough to really penetrate the shadows but she thought to herself that it was just enough and began to feel at ease, a small radiance of comfort gently pushing the shadows from her heart.