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I don’t know the last time I felt normal

Poetry

I am not sure

The last time

I felt

_Normal_

Matter of fact

what is

_normal_

anyway?

I am always in pain

Thoughts never stop

going through my brain

It never STOPS

My mind and my body

they ache

they creak

they scream for mercy

What is _normal_?

Is is calm?

Is it quiet?

Is it nice?

I really want to know

what _normal_ feels like

because i dont know

the last time i felt _normal_

Not since I was diagnosed with diabetes

at 7

but no one understands

that i didnt cause it

No one gets

that sugar

wasnt the issue

and that i have a dead organ inside

I havent felt normal

not since I was diagnosed

with POTS

at 14

Not since

I was diagnosed with

Anxiety

at 10

Not since I was diagnosed

with Adhd

and OCD

at 11

Not since my body

starting hating me

even though

I already hate myself

I dont know what _normal_ feels like

ever since normal

started to feel like

nothing at all

Comments 2

Hollow Oaks

3 months ago

I’m about to rant.… Yep, can’t help myself.

Normal, I suppose, is real and achievable in some sense. Normal is acting, looking, or being the way everyone thinks that everyone else is supposed to be. We have an image in our mind—the image of the “normal human being”. And yes, so people do fit this bill. I myself have never, to be honest, fit the normal standard, even when I was younger.

I agree with Caralia, the percentage of normal human beings has gone down in the world. (Just look at the news and the other “wrong things” they find in us nowadays) So, you are definitely not alone. And I can only imagine being diagnosed with that many things, though you’ve already told me, it honestly seems unreal. Scary in your shoes, perhaps.

Continuing on, normal happens to be a little bit like perfection. Being normal is being fit into the corner of the puzzle where you should and where everyone thinks you belong. “Not normal” is the opposite in the sense. You don’t fit with the puzzle, so either you’re thrown away or forgotten about.

I’m done, and just know that you’re not alone—I do hate repeating myself, though, seems unnecessary. ❤️

Caralia💞

3 months ago

normal is like the new perfect, it can be so hard to reach. i feel this, this was a very honest piece. i definitely can relate. I used to feel normal as a kid, but i feel more out of place now, and it’s tough. you’re not alone❤️

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