Best Friend Poem by John Vogel

The other day I laid to rest a real good friend
used to hang close like bros - but all that ended
back when he started hangin wid da wrong kinda peeps
yo, I told him 'Bro, you know it's gonna end in tragedy'
did he listen, did he see? No! He told me it was cool
said he's got a new best friend... I told him he's a fool
he soon dropped outta school to spend time with his friend
I told him he was blind, he couldn't see how it would end
he pretended he didn't hear, didn't care what I had to say
his best friend was all he needed, so I just left it that way

That was seven months ago, didn't hear from him at all
Knew the end would come soon, as I waited for a call
then a week ago, it came... we all knew how it would end
they found him in the kitchen, killed by his best friend
Why he wouldn't listen? We tried to warn him bout the lies
to tell him his best friend was his worst enemy in disguise
but no matter how we tried, he turned away from his family
left it all for a fantasy, ignoring the signs of insanity
the vanity of following a 'best friend' who only lied to him
died with his best friend, the needle, lying close beside him