Contemplating a Milestone

One year–
                So much has happened,
changed,
since I made you walk away.

.

One year–
                I still think of you every day,
sing
songs to ease my lingering pain.

One year–
                I wish I could call you,
see…
Know if you are okay.

One year–
                I realize you never knew
me.
I could not be myself–someone else.

One year–
                I celebrated my leaving– my
coming
such a long way from those burning days.

One year–
                I’m still finding my way without
you.
But I know without you is the right way.