Today you chopped
off a head
for a crime that yesterday
made you laugh
he called you by a funny name
or was it that he wore brown
anyways
you can see
why I’m nervous
I juggle and sing and duck
your irrational moments
and sometimes I just hug you
wishing I could open you up
and deposit my love
see it all laying there
my best efforts
proof that they found
their way in
and sometimes when I hug you
it’s so tender
it makes my heart race
wondering
how long it will last
wondering
if my head
is next.