We may not be Blood

We may not be blood but more than any other,
To me you have been more like a brother.
But unlike blood when you marry that will be the end.
Given time you will no longer call me a friend.
We may not be blood but you don’t have to be,
You are still like family to me.
You took me under your wings from the very start.
And you always have a place within my heart.
We may not be blood but many ways we are.
In times of need you were never very far.
You gave me hope and love.
You were my earthly angel sent from above.
You don’t have to be blood to be family.
And though we may not be blood a brother you will always be.

I have a very close friend that I believe to be close to asking his girlfriend to marry him. Though I'm happy for him and have a little to do with the fact that they're now dating (I wouldn't leave him alone about her and still make him give me updates on how things are going) at the same time I know that given time his and my relationship is change big time. I've been down this road before so I know how it works. But this time it's different. With Morgan and Ricky it was painful and I shed some tears. But with Lee it's more difficult. I saw Lee all the time for almost three years. We were in the same ward and when I needed him he always came to help me out. He gave me a smile when I needed one. He can make me laugh more than anyone else can. He's more than just a friend. He's like a brother. In fact for mother's day this year he called my mom to wish her a happy mother's day. My mom calls him her fourth son and he calls my mom, mom as well. But unlike a blood brother when he gets married shortly thereafter I'll lose the friendship that I now have. And I know this might sound selfish but I don't want to.
I will say that Lee is the guy everyone thought I should be with. And while Lee and I did talk about dating each other more than once we both decided it would be better to just stay friends. And that's what's we've done. There are NO romantic feelings on either end.
And this is a poem I wrote talking a little about how I feel about Lee and our relationship.