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Writing inspired by the following SWC prompts:

Are you normal?

Are You Normal?

by Franziska Singer

I am normal
In the way that I breathe and feel
Have thoughts and needs
Am human

I am normal
If that means, to be here
On this earth
Among others
Big and small
With rosy flesh and darker shades

I am normal
I eat and drink
Sometimes I cry
Sometimes I don’t, when the hurt gets too much
When it hurts to be alive

I am normal
Laughing, learning
Always scared to let down the mask
To be watched and judged
And to never be seen

I am normal
I love fluffy pets
The touch of a hand
I get scared in the dark
Because no one is there
What if someone is there?

I am normal
I can’t sleep at night
When the lights are too bright
And the thought of you, gone
I miss you

I am normal
I so want to be
Want to be loved
And cared for
Isn’t that normal?

I am normal
In the way that there is no normal
In the way that I breathe and feel
Have thoughts and needs
Am human

I am normal
Benevolent and good
Not the fiend that you see
Or maybe I am
Because you made me

(by Frankenstein’s Monster)

Franziska runs two very popular podcasts (in German), Darf’s ein bisserl Mord sein? and LiebesGeschichte. You’ll find them where you’ll find all your favourite podcasts.