FROM FREAK TO CLIQUE

Disabled performers years ago,
had just one outlet, the freakshow
We've come so far since beginning so low
The audience of yesteryear just didn't know

The ignorant crowds filing into the tent
Inspected what was different
The stare that objectified them meant
To judge them like zoo animals for entertainment

Penguin monkey lobster boy
The menagerie titling was a ploy;
Their humanity removed so they were free to enjoy-
Don't look at me like that-you make me paranoid

In these post modern times we're all in the know
You Celebrate the liberal Zeitgeist of this show
Our emancipated stage craft makes you glow
To not a disabled performance but a disabled pro

So in spite of suspicions that sometimes cloud
My inclusive culture mind, I know you're a crowd
Who value creativity and would not have allowed
Yourselves to think 'Thank fuck I'm not like that'. Oh you make me so proud!

You'd accept us in a classic play and Miss
Saigon with Downs could be theatrical bliss
Am I ahead of myself or are you ready for this?
Please don't laugh when I use my hands-I'll think you're taking the piss