By the time you read this, I will be gone.
I have packed my things and left home.
I really needed to get my own place
away from you and I thought the change
would do both of us some good.
That is why the house is now dark.
I locked the door and left the dark
house today. We both know the love is gone
between us. Maybe it will be good
to start a new life far from that home.
Oh, on the mantle is the jar of change
I took the rest of the money, it was mine in the first place.
I hope that you can find your own place
in this world and not sink into thoughts dark
and despairing. Just once, for a change
look for the upside in my being gone
and out of your life and home.
Steven says it is all for the greater good.
You see, Steven, unlike you, is good
for me. I am moving into his place
and from now on will call it home.
I know your mood will be dark
upon hearing this, but I am gone
and you will have to deal with that change.
Do not call me, I am going to change
my number and have made good
on my promise to be done and gone.
Please know that you will always hold a place
in my heart. Our light will not go dark
completely, even as I settle into my new home.
Soon, you will be over me and bringing dates home
to meet your mother and father. You will change
the locks. The light of a new love will make your dark
corners bright again and that will be good
for you in the end. It will be your own place
again, now that our shared life is forever gone.
P.S. Somewhere in the dark, your cat, now alone in the home
sensed that I was gone and meowed a cry at the change.
He was always good at knowing the mood of the place.