A New Life

once I've cleaned the house.
burned
everything.
discarded, torn and tossed
all
the items
related to the last so called
love
of my life.
cards, letters, gifts.
pictures.
I paint the walls.
buy new things that she
never touched.
I open the windows
to let the air out.
to let the new air in.
I exorcise the demons
of her presence.
it took awhile, but i'm
almost done.
coming soon, a new life
without
the darkness that I
mistakenly let in.