The Astonishing Robert Wadlow

The Astonishing Robert Wadlow By Elton Camp At Robert’s birth, his family smiled As they welcome an 8.5 pound child But soon any real normalcy was gone His pituitary made too much hormone Doctors of the time couldn’t do a thing So an acceleration in growth it did bring At eight years old, he was six feet tall While other third graders were small Finally, he lacked an inch being nine feet Many house ceilings his head would meet Despite many hardships, he did all he could To maintain a degree of normal childhood Matchbooks and stamps Robert collected And to join the Boy Scouts he elected But he had so little sensation in his big feet Eventually at an infection his death did meet Despite his size, he was a man gentle and kind Even today, his hometown keeps him in mind