Hammer Head

I have no idea why
Best friends fight,
Or what insignificant
Disagreement
Joey and I
Might have had
That particular day
That had us
In a standoff,
On opposite sides
Of his yard,
Each of us
With a hammer
In our hand.
Joey threw his at me
And missed,
I then sent mine
Back at him,
And didn’t.
In that mindless
Moment of retaliation,
I came close
To killing Joey.
Luckily he survived
With only a dent
In his head.
We both are graduates
Of the school
Of hard knocks.
I’m not sure
What he gained,
From the incident,
But I learned
Not to act
Before I think
My action through.