Yesterday,
I broke out of my shell of silence.
I spoke to her.
She laid bare her heart
like a baby, she purred
her pains on me she poured.

Yesterday,
I was her god
In me was found salvation.

Yesterday,
I saw beyond that smile
that lures every passerby.
I saw wrinkled emotions
I saw rheumatic lines
I saw death, dirge, dust.

Yesterday, 
I lent a shoulder
to a broken heart
Every tear
Pierced my ears...
Every sigh
Stole my smiles.

Yesterday,
I felt better
for splashing a hue brighter
on her fiend smiles.

Today, 
I regret not holding her hands
not leading her to Christ - 
the source of laughter ever after.

Today,
She died
Dangling from the ceiling
Smiling
Free at last.