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I thought of you today,
And no, I didn’t cry.
Just one solitary tear
Slipped slowly from my eye.

It doesn’t mean the ache is gone,
Or that I’ve healed in any way.
It only means I’ve found the strength
To live through one more day.

Each day without you
Feels like losing breath,
Each night without you
Is a vigil with no rest.

I think of you always,
Of the love we used to share.
I still don’t understand
Why you left, or if you cared.

Were you already letting go
While I was holding on?
How long did you stop loving me
Before I knew you were gone?

I swore I wouldn’t do this,
Wouldn’t break again today.
But memories don’t ask permission,
And hearts don’t just obey.

So damn it, how could you?
How could you walk away?
And leave me here still learning
How to live another day.

I thought of you today,
And no, I didn’t cry.

Just one solitary tear
Slipped slowly from my eye.