What Is Normal?
I wanted so badly to be normal,
until I finally realized that normal does not exist.
There can be no normal in a world
where children are neglected,
abused, and abandoned,
a world where profits and materialism
are valued more than the well-being
of humans, animals, and the Earth herself.
Normal does not exist in a world such as ours.
Everything that we call mental illness
or trauma is a normal response
to living in a cold, harsh, isolating,
and chaotic world.
In a world such as ours,
to be traumatized is
the most normal thing there is.