normal

[saw]

why would a man
play his stand-up bass
til there was a blister,
a raised pouch of fluid
forced into a bubble of skin
by obsessive behavior

it would seem
after so very many years
on the planet, a man
would know better
than to deliberately
hurt himself

so, I've learned nothing
I've lived and breathed
and abused myself so often
it seems like normal to me
I've jumped from the rim
into the canyon to see if I could fly

[leafsailors ghost]

by these standards I am normal also , but then, who will know those wonderful ( but fleeting) moments of flight. if they do not jump?

[the mingo]

I've jumped from the rim
into the canyon to see if I could fly

and how did that hallowed theory work out ? was it exclusive, modern, when you came down to scald the taboo were you furry
or axiomatic in vehement aftermath ? I love this shit even though there is no cellar under my place - just sitting on top of the earth and smiling - good poem enjoyed

[mnaz]

because he could?

[saw]

enjoyed the comments gents

[WIREMAN]

fly Steve fly!!!

[sasha]

normal is wherever the water seeks its own level
it's the channel it finds on its own
the path it takes trickling downhill
no one can decide for it
but it
play your bass
ride your bike
twist your wires
because you cannot
not
to resist
to conform
to abstain
is UNnatural

[mnaz]

Normal is boring as hell maybe?
(The easy stock answer that's been around for a looong time now...)
Yet it's so appealing at times.. Funny.

[justwalt]

It's all so clear now, thankx