NORMAL ABNORMAL – III
(Normal Like A Yo-Yo)

Normal one could
say human
responses to
abnormals.

Cling to
normal as wet fingers
clutching
the slippery life-saver.

Snuggle up
to mad reality
denial a more deadly dance
partner than madness.

Spin and bounce
rise and fall
like the blue wood yo-yo
on its noose.

– Diane Sophrin
  Vermont. 8.13.20

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