Lockdown Day – 16 New normal or the old normal?

Was it normal to be stuck in the mad rush that we made our lives,

Or is it normal to finally being able to take things slow?

Was it normal to not be able to spend enough time in the home that we created,

Or is it normal to be home and step out only when necessary?

Was it normal to not being able to listen to our own family members for months on end,

Or is it normal to rediscover the people that we live with?

Was it normal to shift from home cooked meals to take-it-on-the-go meals that we picked up on our way to work,

Or is it normal to enjoy the healthy nutritious home cooked meals?

Was it normal to see a shop and just go on a buying spree,

Or is it normal to discover how superficial all the fancy brands and labels actually are?

Was it normal to be so busy that for months on end people didn’t get the “time” to simply sit in the sun,

Or is it normal to discover how absolutely gorgeous it is to just lie out in the sun?

Maybe we lost touch with “normal” a long time ago

And needed a virus to jerk us back into the reality.