Sense Sonnet - Pumper

Wart Removal

I was covered with ugly warts.
People did call me the tree man.
A virus run amok of sorts.
Children saw me and screamed and ran.
The only job that I could get
Was in a freak show on display.
When patrons saw I was no threat,
They were happy to gawk and pay.
Doctors took pity on my plight,
And treated me with full success.
I was an ordinary sight.
Mixed emotions, I must confess.

Since I was no freak for the show.
They said they had to let me go.