I would be
One less body to feed.
One less plate to set.
One less bed to make.
One less person to dress.
One less voice in the blender of whispers.
One free hospital bed.
One hundred free appointments.
One less interview for a job that only accepts 10% of its applicants.
One less pupil trying hard to be something they’ll never become.
One less dream.
One less person to believe, and one less person to decipher.
One more food package to feed the hungry.
One less person who thirsts.
One less person to try to love.
One less person to invite to your party.
One more happy celebration.
One less animal that feeds on the carcass of another animal.
One more 100 kilowatts of power per minute to power more houses.
One less car on a busy highway.
One extra parking spot.
One more seat on an overcrowded train.
One less person to worry about in times of crisis.
One less weight needed to carry up the mountain.
One less unit from a nuclear family.
One hundred free spots in a photo album.
One more job position.
One less consumer of pharmaceuticals for a dying population.
One less person on an SSRI.
One less heartache, heart-breaker and outlet of pity.
One step away from an unhappy relationship.
One less planter of wilting flowers.
One less expense and tuition fee.
One less person to buy a Christmas present.
One less birthday to celebrate.
One less pair of eyes to watch the world.
One more flower, tree or vegetable, or provision.
One less IP address roaming.
One million sheets of paper saved.
One less psychiatric patient with a mood disorder.
One thousand less emails sent.
One less door to shut, and one less window to open.
One free chair in the waiting room.
One less unit to conception.
One less marriage, or one less divorce.
One less presenter of 100.
One less lit fibre.
One less contributor to greenhouse gases.
One extra spot in post-secondary studies, and one less person left in the waiting list.
One more wandering, but not lost.
One less name to remember.
One less disgrace, and one less “achievement”
One less person to be jealous of, or one less competitor.
One less story.
One less person to protect.
One less person to make mistakes.
One less person to “fix” problems.
One less soul to connect to.
One less contact in your friend or ignore list.
One less phone number to dial.
One less day, and one less night.
One less hotel patron.
One less ache.
One daughter with sufficient attention and care.
One less tear shed.
One less body to feed.