Half Life

Not the parent they want.
Not the parent she wants but she wants the other even
     less.
Not the parent she wants, just the one she is stuck with
     because the other works.
Not the partner he wants, just the one he thinks he
     wants because he has wanted me for so long but
     now that he has me i think he is realizing I am not
     what he thought.

Its a charmed but sad life I lead.
Always the second choice.
Always the runner up.
Always having to be content to stand by and wait until
     I am remembered or needed or wanted.
Sometimes it is a short wait and then I am thought of
     because they know I am always there.
Sometimes the wait is long as I watch everyone be
     happy while I stand on the sidelines , there but
     unnoticed.

Half needed.
Half wanted.
Half remembered.
Welcome to my half life.

7/2020