What A Difference A Day Makes

one day
my new friend

"this is my best friend!"
you announced to a stranger
holding my hand like a prize

joyous, silly
a light in my world

another day
different day

"a mass"
you said
over the phone

a cloud passed through us
you are dying

life-giving
now dying

light-giving
now possessed with darkening shadows

a day
just another square
on the calendar

now is The Day

The Day
I sang you lullabyes
in the dark

The Day
I held your hand
once soft, warm and manicured

now limp
and cold

one day
you smiled at me
the next day
you were gone.