Dear Ed,

This is to my best friend.
    This is to my brother.
This is to the only one
    Who knows me like no other.
This is for the only soul
    That knows mine through and through.
Who knows everything I've been through
    Because you went through it, too.
This is for the times we've shared,
    Whether good or bad.
Also for the tears we've cried,
    Whether we were happy or sad.
Together we have made it through
    Many lonely nights.
We have watched our parents
    Go through terrible fights.
We've been beaten.
    We've been left alone.
          If not for each other,
We'd have been on our own.
When we lost our father,
    It hurt us both in different ways.
But we were there to help each other
    On the worst of days.
Our childhood was long and hard;
    But we made it through.
And all the while, all we had,
    Was simply me and you.
In all my life I never thought
    That we'd be torn apart.
Now that it's finally happening...
    It's breaking my heart.
I cannot wait until you're home
    And we're together again.
I love you, and remember Ed,
    That you are my best friend!