When Normal is Not Normal

Imagine a world
Where the weird stuff is normal
Where fun stuff is stiff,
And where stiff stuff's informal

Where we join the queue
At the front of the line
Where we curse loud in public
And it's perfectly fine

Where we scold our children
If they don't pick their noses
Where we spend excess energy
On snoozes and dozes

Imagine a world
Where we dare to buck trends
Where we're each our own person
Where no one condescends

Imagine a world
Where we're gay out the gate
And survival depends
On us 'coming out' straight

Imagine a world
Where our skin doesn't matter
Where race or religion
Are casual chatter

A world where we laugh
Til we see the room spin
Where we laugh for the feeling
And not to fit in

This world I imagine
Would be a strange place to go
But the world we're in now
Is the strangest I know