Horns On Your Head

 By Hal Sirowitz

The further you venture from the house, 

Mother said, the less people you'll know. 

Everyone on this block has either heard of 

you or has seen you at one time. But 

on the next block maybe only one person 

will recognize you. Then there are hundreds 

of blocks where no one knows you exist. 

And it goes on that way until you get 

to Nebraska, where it gets even worse. 

There, the people never met a Jew before. 

They think you have horns, & will want 

to look for them. That's why you should never move 

too far away from me. You don't want 

strangers to always be touching your head.

Mother Said, Pg. 28