who knew
that there are so many dangerous things
all around you

you only ever notice
either when there's a baby around
or someone threatening is around

you start thinking of all the things
that could hurt someone
all the things that just lie about
looking innocent

things like that one frying pan
that's surprisingly heavy
or that flat iron that you left lying around
that lamp is starting to look
more and more like a base ball bat with nails in it

what do you think?
because i'm thinking everything can hurt you
if you try hard enough