Normal
I’m pretty sure
normal is a
made-up thing
It can be a backlash
on a fishing reel
Sometimes it is still
as water in a glass
It can be passing
knowledge of what
has died
that plants the seed
of a new start
It can be ashes
of the past
from the flames
that still burn
Reasons that vanish
and forget what
doesn’t matter
anymore
Sometimes it is
not tension
that is felt
but distance
Normal is not
wearing the fashion
or throwing away
your passion
Normal is not
becoming like one
of the sheep
©2021 Phil Rowan All rights reserved.
A native of Kentucky, Phil Rowan is a published artist and poet. He graduated from Western Kentucky University, a degree in Psychology. His paintings and poems have been featured in several magazines, literary journals and Eprint. My Kentucky Home, his latest chapbook, will be public in June 2020.
I hope someday to have the honor of being a featured artist/poet in this fine publication of yours.
Your selections are brilliant.
On Mon, Mar 1, 2021 at 8:08 PM, Cajun Mutt Press wrote:
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