Whatever happened to

the side show freaks

while school transformed us

into slide show geeks?

Disfiguration

Chaos

Claws

and beaks

Whatever happened to

the side show freaks?

People loved to see

anomaly

They indulged themselves

in abnormality

It's a sign of true

curiousity

So they watched it all

for a minor fee

Then modern times

brought them colour tv

People stayed at home

for the mystery

That brought them closer

to the end

No more old values

to defend

LARZ GUSTAFSSON 17/3 2025