I didn’t leave the light on
The night you said good-bye
Maybe I tho’t you’d come back…
To give love “one last try”.

I didn’t turn the bed down…
Nor did I bolt the door..
Instead, I threw a pillow down…
And slept upon the floor.

I didn’t burn your pictures,
Although I wanted to..
I dusted all the furniture…
Then read a book or two.

I didn’t change my number,
After a week had passed…
Yet, each time the phone rang…
I’d answer much too fast.

I didn’t talk about you,
To friends and family…
I didn’t weep in public…
For all the world to see.

I didn’t fall to pieces,
After a month passed by…
But there were many times…
I felt I just wanted to die.

Each day I struggled to survive,
Day by day I got stronger…
Finally, the morning arrived...
When I needed you no longer.

Now it’s been a full year,
I’m finally moving on…
I finally can smile again…
And say, “Thank GOD you’re gone!".