Gray

I have a friend

who is turning gray,

not just her hair,

and I do not know

why this is so.

Is it a lack of vitamin E

pantothenic acid, or B-12?

Or is it from being frantic

and alone?

‘How long does it take you to love someone?'

I ask her.

‘A hot second,' she replies.

‘And how long do you love them?'

‘Oh, anywhere up to several months.'

‘And how long does it take you

to get over loving them?'

‘Three weeks,' she said, ‘tops.'

Did I mention I am also

turning gray?

It is because I adore this woman

who thinks of love

in this way.