Dark Solace

You enter and the clutter amazes you.
There are no bright, florescent lights, only dim beams masked by covers.
The silence is broken only by your heartbeat.

You go to sit in the oppressive darkness that is the waiting area.
You are engulfed in shadows, hidden from those around you.
It provides a solace from the glaring, penetrating world that surrounds you.

You rest your wary body against the bleak whitewashed walls.
You stare at the equally as bleak doors with their small gold plated numbers.
You close your eyes and listen to the comfort of this refuge, this dark solace.