There are days
I feel so desperately alone
Being single
Feels like carrying a thousand pounds in my heart

But than
I spend an evening
With one of  my "brothers"
(what I call my close guy friends)
And I feel blessed
Blessed because although I don't have a boyfriend
Or fiance
Or husband

I have my brothers

Boyfriends may come and go
Fiance's may leave you
Husbands may one day abandon you

But brothers
You may fight with them
And argue
But in the end
They will always be your brother
Your friend

And I have many brothers
Not born of my mother

And for that
I am blessed