When all of my talking

finally came to an end,

I closed up my mouth

and I looked at my friend.

I expected a smile

or maybe a cheer

but instead what I saw

was one tiny tear.

I asked her, "What's wrong?"

"How come you are sad?

That vision of changing —

I thought you'd be glad!"

She looked at me then,

Looked me straight in the eye.

And then what she said next,

Made me wa…