once upon a time
\nwhen all the poems rhymed
\nthere was a porridge called normal<\/p>\n
for breakfast folks imbibed
\nas poets verses scribed
\nand days unfolded generally quite formal<\/p>\n
by lunch there was a yearning
\nbut at jobs the folks were earning
\nthe cash they would need to keep up with the Joneses<\/p>\n
for the afternoon the clocks kept ticking
\nthe minutes passed with predictable flicking
\nfor the jobs they had, they often bemoaned it<\/p>\n
once home the drinks were poured
\nthey all imbibed for they were bored
\nthe certainty of normal lacked inspiration and diversity<\/p>\n
until for breakfast they did plan
\nalong with poems that were banned
\nsome porridge mixed with flax, creativity, and hyperbole<\/p>\n
a bit of critical thinking in the mix
\ncolonial problems needing to be fixed
\nwho defines what’s normal began to change<\/p>\n
deconstruction was enabled
\nflourishing for all was never tabled
\ninclusion for all expanded normal’s range<\/p>\n
but now we talk new normal
\nwhich means we are standing at a portal
\nwhere humanity values all who are self-aware<\/p>\n
and the poems, like the breakfasts
\nare a bit challenging with their fresh twists
\nbut now normal means transforming, and not stuck there<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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