NORMAL IS WHO YOU ARE

They judged him

Because he wasn’t like the rest

Maybe because he didn’t fit in

He didn’t care so much to be the best

All he wanted was to potter around

And flit around like the butterflies

Sit amongst books and dolls and such

Then wonder idly at the expansive skies

“Why can’t he be normal?” they asked

But the answer wasn’t one they agreed upon

So they made him an object of their ridicule

While he stood in a corner, forlorn.

They judged her

Because she was just like every other

Maybe she was too much of a wallflower

She certainly wasn’t as pretty as her mother

Her comfort lay in numbers and codes

And theories that were not accidental

All she wanted was to understand the cosmos

In a way that would prove elemental

“Why can’t she be normal?” they asked

But the answer wasn’t one that they approved of

So they made her the object of their ridicule

While she sat in a corner, scoffed.

But before you know, this is Here and Now

When times have changed, as have lives and stories

Scoffers and sceptics are left lamenting

Those who stood apart are worthy of many glories

You may not be what the world wants you to be

You may not say what the world expects you to

Normalcy be damned, you’ll stay victorious

If you just listen to one voice: You.