Darwin's Predictament

Darwin was born big, the kind of big
that makes you wonder how did his poor mother manage?
The kind of big which makes puts you to think,
what thoughts went through his parent's head
when spark exploded conjugal climax?

At 2, Darwin was bigger than most kids three times his age.
But because his mother was a seamstress, dressing him posed no problem.
At 6, he was so tall, he needed to scoop to pass through the door of the trailer
where he and his parents resided.

At 13, Darwin could have gone pro wrestler,
except Darwin was a gentle giant who would not hurt a fly,
except to pull off their wings to examine their undersides.
Like his famous namesake Charles Darwin, Darwin Saunders
was immensely interested in nature.

The lad was a whiz with a microscope, but because of his physicality
he suffered taunting from his fellows at school, teachers included.
"Freaky Freak" they labeled him. Due to a condition of premature thinning
of his hair they called him, "Coconut Skull."

What really, really hurt, however, was that the taunting extended
to Darwin's parents. Mom was a dwarf, you see,
who nevertheless towered over Darwin's very diminutive dad.
Eventually, the couple decided to home school the kid.
Thus, ended the bullshit at the brick and mortar school.

So it was, that Mama and Dad and Darwin chose a life of relative seclusion,
having little to do with the neighbors, restricting outdoor activities
to their fenced off backyard, and to drives to the country in dark tinted glasses,
and shopping via the internet.

Now, here comes the happy ending,
for let not happy endings elude us forever.
Those who did not accept the Darwins for who they were
would be surprised to know how things worked out for them
Today, in these hard times, the freaks live a life of leisure in San Diego,

where they handsome living, writing scripts for educational television.