'My Normal'

 

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'What is normal?' I hear you ask.

For me to answer that is a really big task.

Is it someone that's happy and bright every day?

Is it really possible to always be that way?

Is it someone who's popular that everyone loves?

Someone you have to agree with and treat with kid gloves?

Is it someone who pretends everything is great,

even though they may have a lot on their plate?

Is it someone who is pretty, perfect in every way?

'But what is pretty? What is perfect?' I can hear myself say.

Or is normal being everything rolled into one,

sometimes happy and cheerful, or feeling sad and glum?

Is normal being at peace with the skin you are in,

not trying to be someone else, that fight you won't win.

My 'normal' is my truth and how I want to be .

My normal is my journey, my normal is being me.

kindly contributed by Sam