(Silence)

You have been a lot of persons to me
Never was I attracted to you
and there has always been a clear line of being just like a brother
And yet you are always, always with me

When I was choking to tears at campfire
You accompanied me to get water that night
Without your slippers on the muddy, rocky ground

When they pulled me violently
As we were blindfolded,
Your grip never let loose
I was safe in your hands

When I was dozing off because we stayed up all night
You were beside me playing the guitar
singing the song for me.
I pretended not to stir when you said,
"What's the next song? The one that will keep her sleeping?"

And when I was crying at poolside so that nobody can see me
You sat there beside me
Just quietly
Just enough for me to know you are there

Thank you.
I never appreciated you this much