last stop

she buys her last condo
and has it painted a hospital white.

white as snow.

it hurts your eyes when the sun comes
in through the tenth
floor window.

pale blue carpet stretches from room
to room.

a royal blue sofa sits in the middle.

it feels like what the waiting
room for heaven might be like.

candy dishes set about. tea and butter
cookies too.

it's her final stop along this road
called life.

the train has left the station.