My friend says
it’s perfectly normal
in context
My lip
swelled to the size of Angelina Jolie’s lips on collagen
came close to anaphylactic shock
but for severe allergies
it’s perfectly normal
in context
I can’t concentrate
and I panic often
but for being depressed
it’s perfectly normal
in context
I peak around the corner
to see if she’s in her office
and feel relief when she’s not
but for being paranoid
it’s perfectly normal
in context
And I think
I don’t want to be in context
if I’m perfectly normal
what fun am I?
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February 6, 2009 at 4:02 pm
utopianfragments
beautiful to read.
in context of course
February 6, 2009 at 9:36 pm
Marcy
‘Context’ is one of my favorite words. ‘Normal’ is not. I love the visuals here …
February 8, 2009 at 8:50 am
poeticgrin
Oh you know I love this one. But, of course, for reading poetry on a Sunday morning, loving your writing is perfectly normal. In context.
February 8, 2009 at 9:56 am
poeticgrin
Also, this friend you write of, he (I assume a he) is seems very nice. Like he is trying to comfort you. Like the time you got folded up into that bed that went into the wall, and he was like, “It’s perfectly normal for your hair to be wrapped around that spring.”
February 8, 2009 at 3:05 pm
Paul
Perfectly made poem. Normal is such a strange idea.
February 10, 2009 at 8:47 am
medicatedlady
That friend might be said to be a sadist, in the context of his injuring me almost contantly.
February 10, 2009 at 8:47 am
medicatedlady
Thanks, everybody, for your compliments.