She bore a silent question, all these years, that had fashioned her days, and trailed her into a haunted night, and never so loud as to cease her life, nor so weak as to fade away. Time was circling round her with its even sureness, but her uncertainty lingered, and, like a spectator, stood behind all her actions, awaiting impatiently what a moment might arrive that would end it all.
Quiet Questions
She had learned to live without knowing, and she created routines that made her feel stable when her mind was not. That question remained with her, and had been dimmed by the years, yet never quite lost.
Passing Years
Seasons passed, the people stood on their feet, and life provided new challenges and duties, which needed to be addressed. Yet, all that, deep down, was an unresolved sentence.
Small Hints
She had had times when she thought she was on a point of comprehension, short bursts which appeared to offer insight. Those hints always slipped away as fast as she could, and she wondered whether she had not dreamed that they were.
Inner Strength
She could not believe how long she could wait, and that was the worst thing of it. She found a silent strength in herself, which increased with the years.
Unexpected Day
The solution was not achieved in a time of searching or struggle. It came on a common day, enveloped in so common a circumstance that she was half deceased to discern its meaning.
Sudden Clarity
The truth when it at last came out, was both astonishing and comforting. It was like something she had somehow always known had finally come the right time to break through.
Emotional Shift
Relief was first, and then a profound calm such as she had never known in years. The burden she had so long been bearing was carried off, and some lighter and more sure burden set in its place.
Moving Forward
Having finally gotten the answer to her question, she entered the future with a new sense of confidence. What was keeping her back had now so silently changed to become a strength.
