Normal
The same
Like the others
Then how come
They seem to be
Swimming laps and taking strides
While I stay behind
Struggling to surfaces
Drowned by waves life
Knocked down by each social interaction
If I’m normal
Why can’t I catch up
Why am I always lingering behind
Fighting to keep a pace
The others call normal
If I’m normal
Then why do I feel so broken
Beautiful and sensitive writing. I loved the sports motif had me thinking of high school gym class and praying to melt into the scruffed linoleum. Lovely writing
If this isn’t normal, then you know there’s others who aren’t either. You aren’t alone. There’s lots of people falling behind with you. And a lot of people in the front are just hiding it too. It’s okay to not be okay, to not be “normal”, it’s okay to not be in front. Everyone falls behind eventually too. Staying up front will make them fall behind, and everyone will go back. And soon, you’ll be able to swim up and you’ll make it, and it’ll all be amazing
Everyone’s drowning. We just have a way of pretending we can swim. Maybe you’ll find land soon.
Well wrote!
