Transitioning

undulant images dance over pallid walls, like a phantom ~ the night nurse appears. she addresses you with merciful compassion, switches on the light buzzing like an angry hornet circling overhead. your eyes ~ marbled in fear search for an affirmation of hope. nestled in a lullaby of oxygen. the night nurse, humbly turns out the overhead light, buzzing its final refrain. ceremoniously, loved ones gather, circling ~ a bond anointed in liturgical rites. a blessed communion ~ in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, on the wings of eternal life.