Josiah Loses a Leg

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A Burslem boy, a potter's son 
He shows great talent 'til smallpox comes
A broken knee, a broken dream
He can't turn clay on the pedal wheel
But it only encourages a curious mind 
Others build Josiah's designs
And so begins a legacy
Shaped by Josiah's disability

Josiah loses a leg and has to see 
The doctor cut it off, just below the knee
With laudanum from lettuce hearts 
He watches as his shin departs the rest of his leg
Josiah loses a leg

But a wooden leg does not define the man
Josiah made pottery like no other can
A marketeer, a salesman, an entrepreneur, a Lunar Man 
He married a cousin and they raised eight kids
Charles Darwin was a grandson of his
He developed canals to improve trade 
He was an abolitionist for the freedom of slaves

Josiah! You're an inspiration
A pivotal figure in the industrial revolution
You're the model of a perfect man
A potter's son, a Lunar man

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