I Am Dirt! Poem by Marcus McKinley

I am the foundation of civilization
I can erode and crumble creation
Like Am-Heh,
I am the eater of man
Suffocating wills
Sifting dust through hand
Tilled with plow
Wiped from furrowed brow

I AM DIRT!

I am the souls harrow
All your toil today, for the soil you barrow
All the crops I grow, you borrow
What you sow, I’ll reap tomorrow
Ashes to ashes
To ā -bhā -q dust
Return to me you must!

I AM DIRT!
And so are YOU!