Who is he, that man, lanky and strange? A cretin, a fool. He walks down the street, Gawking and laughing at everything he sees Gaping smile, a cackling creep Pointing at folks down on their luck Chuckling at a child with skinned knees and tears Grinning at the sick, the injured, and the scared The people, they glare; “You don’t belong here” “Please leave, Sir, you can’t stay here You’re upsetting the patrons with your sinister stare” Casting unease on whomever he meets Something’s unhinged in the way that he greets A deranged vagabond wandering the streets Searching for something to make him complete Casting unease on whomever he meets Something’s unhinged in the way that he greets Rejected, ignored, repugnant, abhorred His mind becomes foggy, starts to decay Casting unease on whomever he meets Something’s unhinged in the way that he greets He slithers away, sullen and forlorn How, why did it all go so wrong? Casting unease on whomever he meets Something’s unhinged in the way that he greets