who sets the standard for normal

as a child your parents

it is not normal:

to hate peas

to wear your hair like that

to  like be alone

to like girls instead of boys

 

in college your peers determine

it is normal to

be not normal

 

In marriage your spouse determines

its  normal to be

my idea of a wife

And on and on

 

I am still working on defining my normal  but

I hope my daughters have decided

for themselves what is theirs  perhaps

to live to please yourself first and then others

to be true to yourself

to be confident

to go to the beat of your own drummer

 

Or is that my normal?