What Is Normal?

I wanted so badly to be normal, 

until I finally realized that normal does not exist.

There can be no normal in a world 

where children are neglected, 

abused, and abandoned, 

a world where profits and materialism 

are valued more than the well-being 

of humans, animals, and the Earth herself.  

Normal does not exist in a world such as ours. 

Everything that we call mental illness

or trauma is a normal response 

to living in a cold, harsh, isolating, 

and chaotic world.

In a world such as ours, 

to be traumatized is 

the most normal thing there is.