Dying before the executioner

Hello sir. I see your ax is extra sharp and prime today.
Expecting precision in your delivery I presume?
Maybe that is for your benefit, maybe it is for mine.
It matters not however!
As I lay before you helpless and an unwilling participant of your justice.
As I lay before you a father, man and a helpless child.
As I lay before you.
As I lay here.
...to die!