Hidden Signs

The last time I visited her

she looked so happy

but something made me wonder

She laughed so loud

almost with an effort  

still something made me wonder

She talked too much

her words were hollow

and something made me wonder

When we said goodbye 

her eyes turned sad 

and something made me wonder

Past midnight 

she sent me a message 

"You are the best!"

I answered back

"You are too!"

The next day I learned 

those were her final words 

and her final act  

I did not know  

that day she wore a mask

to hide her fatal despair

By Shih-Fang Wang

From: United States