Solo Mates

We are an odd couple
But now that I can see
Where I belong, where I don’t,
We make sense to me.
We are both displaced souls
But he weathers what others won’t bear
He always makes room for me
And he is always there.
Who else shows up for me?
Who else guards my place?
He is my biggest threat
But my safest space
I proved I couldn’t make it
Alone on the outside.
In his own unique way
He does protect and provide
Without keeping the safety on.

I think of the world that formed us both,
And he really isn’t so bad.
He’s almost a good guy.
The best I’ve had;

The best a girl like me could keep.