72 Inches

old friend, where have you been
It's been awhile
we got memories
from when you was just a little child
it's good to see you again
make yourself at home
your make up looks very nice
we got a lot to catch up on
wow, you came with flowers
it's not your fault
you got older, you moved on,
and with time we grew apart
since you was a little kid,
you've been steppin' on me a lot
it's funny how the tables turn,
because in the end,
I'm all you got
I'm used to it though,
I know about gold diggers,
the get what they want from you and dip,
go figures
remember when we was playin' that time,
and I messed up your clothes

Your foster mom took out her belt
and said we couldn't play no more
But she ain't know how close we was
just two friends
When you was 14, I almost convinced
you to move in to my place

when your mother's husband touched you in the wrong place
but you knew that she would miss you
so you stayed

As far as the distance, you made me
think that I had caused it

Only time I heard from you in school
was for that science project.
I see that you don't talk much nowadays
wow, you've changed.
You grew up and found your lane
far as I go, I'm bout the same
I caught you every time you fell
and if it hurt, I took the blame
Now I'm not mad that you became detached from me
Just sad that tradgedy is what made
you come back to me
It's clear you have no future
So I'll remind you of your past
Since you ran out of time for me
I'll slip through your hour glass
But you was right, I'm no good
something I'm not proud of
One day I get you in a hole that
you couldn't get out of
I wasn't a dope boy, but I was good
for growin trees, Hurt me when you walked
away, loved it when you noticed me
I could've helped you find your roots
But you ain't wanna learn from me
Through all this time I knew that one day
you'd return to me.

When you left me that was cold,
now that your here with me your colder
You won't talk, you won't speak
you only gettin lower
It's funny, as an author, you usually had a lot to say
and always liked to think outside the box,
but not today
You made me wait so long for you,
I think it's sinking in,
now that your here with me,
I"ll never let you leave again
Don't worry I'll open up
I'll let you inside of me
And every dream you never lived
I'll make sure it dies with me
I can hear your family crying
soon enough the noises end
Hope you kiss your kids goodbye
theyll never hear your voice again
You should've laughed, you should've cried
You should've loved, you should've danced,
You should've smiled at every living creature
while you had the chance
I'm everything you tried to escape from
But you can't escape from the very thing
that you were made from
It's only right that you return to the place that
you was found
Who am I?
I am the dirt
and you are six feet underground.