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Normal

 I 

wanted to lead a life

Normal. What do I lack?

“You lack X”

“Am I responsible?”

Nobody answered.

Nobody helped.

I took over X.

I lacked Y then.

I didn’t ask am I responsible.

I completed Y.

I know I’m not normal.

But much closer to

The best average normal.

Longing to take a jump

To be normal,

I think I took few long steps.

It’s a jump

Jump had few steps covered.

Now life asks why did you jump.

“You should have waited and never jumped”

It’s all in my hands.

I have seen x and y.

Will see life as well.

Nobody is responsible 

I’m flawed, cursed.

I need to fix.

I am responsible.

I need to prove my life it’s normal.

Normal 



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