Rudolph the Teenage Human
Words by Paul Sleigh © December 2019
TTTO Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer

Rudolph the teenage human Had a syndrome diagnosed. Look at his parents’ faces: This is worse than they supposed. All of his fellow humans Used to leave him far behind; They were afraid of cooties, Some contagion ill-defined. Then one tricky class in Maths, Rudolph showed his skills. Such a bold instinctive grasp Made his sneering classmates gasp. Then how the humans “loved” him, As the humans always do: Prove you can still be useful, They’ll ignore your oddness too!