my life without you begins now

my life without you

begins

now,

she tells me in a long white

letter

left on my pillow.

we are done.

finished.

what was will never be again.

the love

i once had for

you

i no longer have. we're

different 

people than who we thought

we were

in the beginning, five

years ago.

so my life without you

begins now,

by the way, i have

some of your things, so i'll

stop by

tomorrow

to drop them off

and perhaps we can talk.

i still have your

mother's ring, your key

and your

dog.

there's also a pot roast

i made

for you on the stove.

just set the temp for 350

and warm it up for twenty

minutes or so.

there's a salad in the fridge.

but remember, my life

without you

begins now.

i'll come by at noon.

let me know if you need anything

at the store.