The day you left
My world ended
Or so I thought
At the time
Many tears were
Shed and months
Of loneliness went by
I resorted to taking
Anti depressants and
Drinking too much wine
Then one day I looked
In the mirror and that was
My wake up call
The face looking back
Was no longer someone
I knew
From then on I began
To learn how to be on
My own again
What was once my tragedy
Became a blessing
With new worlds opening
As I started to heal
I went places alone and
Liked my own company
I read books and wrote
Bad poetry, laughing at
The rhyme
I gave up the pills and
The *****
Joined a recovery group
And Frank their coffee
I met someone who was better
Than a lover
A person I could call friend
Most of all, I came to see
That in every dark corner
There is a splinter of light
And hope can grow if only
We plant the seed