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The Norm Dilemma
Every Time You Get Used To Life
Just The Way It Seems To Be ,
Someone Declares A New Norm ;
I Got A Question , What Happens
To The Old One , Where Do They
Store These Outdated Norms , Or
Is Their Some Norm Crematorium ?
Some Norm Graveyard Where Norms
Go To Die ?
Why Don't We Hold Norm Celebrations
Or Funerals , Or Play Dirges , Or Bagpipes
Or Give Norms Twenty One Gun Salutes ?
Do Norms Have Cycles Like Fashion , And
One Day Shall I See A Norm Repeated ?
How Long Are Norm Cycles ?
Why Don't We Have Slot Machines Where
If Three Norms Line Up , You Win Whatever
Reality You Most Desire ?
If A Norm Is Seen In A Mirror Do We Call It
A Mron , Or Is It Still A Norm ?
If I Add An O To Norm , Then Permute Myself
Am I A Moron ?
Does Anyone Have A Solution To These Questions ,
Or Is This One Of Life's Unanswerable Riddles ?
Why Are My Most Important Questions , Never The Norm ?
Just The Way It Seems To Be ,
Someone Declares A New Norm ;
I Got A Question , What Happens
To The Old One , Where Do They
Store These Outdated Norms , Or
Is Their Some Norm Crematorium ?
Some Norm Graveyard Where Norms
Go To Die ?
Why Don't We Hold Norm Celebrations
Or Funerals , Or Play Dirges , Or Bagpipes
Or Give Norms Twenty One Gun Salutes ?
Do Norms Have Cycles Like Fashion , And
One Day Shall I See A Norm Repeated ?
How Long Are Norm Cycles ?
Why Don't We Have Slot Machines Where
If Three Norms Line Up , You Win Whatever
Reality You Most Desire ?
If A Norm Is Seen In A Mirror Do We Call It
A Mron , Or Is It Still A Norm ?
If I Add An O To Norm , Then Permute Myself
Am I A Moron ?
Does Anyone Have A Solution To These Questions ,
Or Is This One Of Life's Unanswerable Riddles ?
Why Are My Most Important Questions , Never The Norm ?
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- Edited 22nd Feb 2020 11:45am
15th May 2018 10:04am
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Re. The Norm Dilemma
15th May 2018 10:08am
Good to see a new "face" in my comments !
Thank You , Existence In Silence !
I just checked your poetry , at a glace ,
and I see another wise soul to read
more deeply...
Especially when just glancing I saw a dedication to Jimmy Page...;)
Thank You , Existence In Silence !
I just checked your poetry , at a glace ,
and I see another wise soul to read
more deeply...
Especially when just glancing I saw a dedication to Jimmy Page...;)
Anonymous
- Edited 30th Jul 2018 7:47am
15th May 2018 11:25am
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Re: Re. The Norm Dilemma
15th May 2018 2:06pm
No Problem with Rabbit Holes here !
( if you only knew where that saying ,
and the one about the hat and the
magician came from , you would
really understand what I mean )
Thanks for the compliment !
( if you only knew where that saying ,
and the one about the hat and the
magician came from , you would
really understand what I mean )
Thanks for the compliment !
Re. The Norm Dilemma
15th May 2018 12:33pm
Re: Re. The Norm Dilemma
15th May 2018 2:17pm
It is true , life is change : ( scenario )
Student : "O great Master , you say life is change"
Teacher : "Yes , that is the only constant"
Student : "And you have had me meditating
on my navel for a week , O great Master"
Teacher : "Yes , that is true"
Student : "Well then O great Master , why has my
belly button not changed from an innie
to an outie ?
Love yah , Lil Dragonfly !
Student : "O great Master , you say life is change"
Teacher : "Yes , that is the only constant"
Student : "And you have had me meditating
on my navel for a week , O great Master"
Teacher : "Yes , that is true"
Student : "Well then O great Master , why has my
belly button not changed from an innie
to an outie ?
Love yah , Lil Dragonfly !
Re. The Norm Dilemma
15th May 2018 1:32pm
This poem should be the norm
Questioning all that's going on
The sad reality, unfortunately, is that all along
We've been being played like a top ten song
Much respect bruh! Keep dropping these jewels for the people.
Questioning all that's going on
The sad reality, unfortunately, is that all along
We've been being played like a top ten song
Much respect bruh! Keep dropping these jewels for the people.
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Re: Re. The Norm Dilemma
15th May 2018 2:23pm
Thank You , Damon !
Respect in return !
Some day , perhaps I can show you this code I work with
that Tupac , and others knew / know , and you shall see
where Respect , Word , Yo , and all the terms they dropped /
and still drop come from...
It will give you some verbal ammunition !
( and many thanks for the jewels compliment )
Respect in return !
Some day , perhaps I can show you this code I work with
that Tupac , and others knew / know , and you shall see
where Respect , Word , Yo , and all the terms they dropped /
and still drop come from...
It will give you some verbal ammunition !
( and many thanks for the jewels compliment )
Re: Re. The Norm Dilemma
15th May 2018 3:28pm
Re. The Norm Dilemma
15th May 2018 7:23pm
i like how you bring in questions for the reader to think about , and you certainly made me think . to be honest with you , i don't understand .. fashion norms, whats in trend .. one minute its normal mobile phones next minute its smart phones and all these up to date modern looking phones where you swipe your finger across the screen lol , what will it be next ... i can understand your questions and your points.. what is '' normal '' tho , it may have been the norm in the past to write letters to each other, now the norm is to text and skype , what is the definition of normal and why should something different be classed as '' abnormal '' or '' weird '' you got me thinking ..
great poem!
great poem!
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Re: Re. The Norm Dilemma
For *that* , I am most pleased , Daffodil !
And thank you for the appreciation !
Truthfully , this laptop is one of two concessions
I have made to what I call the new norm...
No cell phone *ever* , still wear black Levi's and
black T - shirts and hoodies , no car since I was 23 ,
( now 63 ) , no Ipod , *ever* , still have a walkman ,
no Twitter , no Facebook , never had a credit card
until last year , debit card I got when I was 55 , so
basically I do not live in the modern world , but most
know that when they walk into my place and say it looks
like a museum , but that is my "normal" decor , then they
see my three legged iron Witch's cauldron from the 1700's
in the corner ( 2 feet across ) , and really begin to wonder
what time frame I am from , and am I *normal*...;)
I am proud of being a Pagan and Witch of the Old Ways ,
and live out of step with most of the world...
If that is reality , and the "norm" now...
"Stop The World , I Want To Get Off Here"
( Take me back to the Standing Stone Age , please )
Thanks for the comments !
( Oh , yeah...I still hand script letters , and type with one finger )
And thank you for the appreciation !
Truthfully , this laptop is one of two concessions
I have made to what I call the new norm...
No cell phone *ever* , still wear black Levi's and
black T - shirts and hoodies , no car since I was 23 ,
( now 63 ) , no Ipod , *ever* , still have a walkman ,
no Twitter , no Facebook , never had a credit card
until last year , debit card I got when I was 55 , so
basically I do not live in the modern world , but most
know that when they walk into my place and say it looks
like a museum , but that is my "normal" decor , then they
see my three legged iron Witch's cauldron from the 1700's
in the corner ( 2 feet across ) , and really begin to wonder
what time frame I am from , and am I *normal*...;)
I am proud of being a Pagan and Witch of the Old Ways ,
and live out of step with most of the world...
If that is reality , and the "norm" now...
"Stop The World , I Want To Get Off Here"
( Take me back to the Standing Stone Age , please )
Thanks for the comments !
( Oh , yeah...I still hand script letters , and type with one finger )
Re: Re. The Norm Dilemma
15th May 2018 7:49pm
you are welcome ! its a good thing to be different to the majority of people , it means you most probably stand out and who doesn't want to stand out , lol !! that sounds interesting and i'd be intrigued if i walked into a house that looked like a museum ! everyone is different but difference is sometimes a good thing! yes, facebook is probably the norm but i rarely use the site, seems silly to me , and i do not have a smart phone, just a normal mobile phone, i do not even like those modern phones... i do not go with the fashion trend, whatever that may be , i just wear what i want to wear, and i do not even like the usual shops in places,
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