His Head or Yours?

Juggler of hate and end-all means

Impersonator, contortionist, clown car passenger,

Snake oil carnie and fraudulent funambulist

Bloated barker, wire walker, escape artist,

Being all the acts thinking you’re not detected

While calmly lumbering toward today’s speaker platform

Scanning all the headlines for recognition

Only finding solace with a blind man’s dog

Perhaps…

Sitting across from the significant other at a self-celebratory dinner

While she prattles on about your good or bad day

As you

The chosen one

Focus your head on the trapeze swinging your way

Knowing that a miss

Drops you into the arena

Of pacing lions

Even though we too have our problems

It’s not much of a choice

His head or yours?