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On Being Normal

Boy, this image blew me away!
It’s so me in every joyful way.

Don’t ask me to follow you.
I have far better things to do!

I  refuse to be a fellow sheep.
I’d prefer to stay home and weep.

I search for people just like me.
Impossible, on humanity’s tree.

Grateful for always being this way.
Eighty five years to swing and sway.

Thank you, God, for the courage to be me.
No speed bump person…will I ever be! 


                          6/13/2023

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Robert Lindley Date: 6/26/2023 8:59:00 AM Always be yourself my fine and brave friend! I add this poem to my fav list because it is true and great! God bless.. Login to Reply Panagiota Romios Date: 6/26/2023 10:48:00 AM I am afraid to write fave again. I missed marking it down. i did correct it, but lost a reader? I never check back to see if you marked it down. What’s the point? I sometimes look for those with the least traders. At least, they are humble, above conceit and do not post plastic answers. No, zi am not going to check on you and see if it really is on a Favelist. Are we in grade school?))) I need no punishment. Gees…Panagiota xx

M. L. Kiser Date: 6/18/2023 1:07:00 PM We all must stay true to ourselves; it's a recipe for success and true happiness. Always be an individual. Wise. Login to Reply Panagiota Romios Date: 6/18/2023 1:39:00 PM We waltz on the same dance floor! Thank goodness. You were straight with me from your first comment. A great teacher you are..thank you. You are magic! Pangie xx

Linda Alice Fowler Date: 6/18/2023 6:12:00 AM Fabulous write my friend. No normality in my neck of the woods, thankfully. You are not one in a million. You are only one - unique!!! Login to Reply Panagiota Romios Date: 6/18/2023 7:14:00 AM Linda…you are far too nice! I am no under no illusion others think of me as such. I’ve enjoyed my zany life to the hilt. Fought many battles to be me. I refuse till my last breath to be a carbon copy..to be one of the crowd .. Worse to be a groupie or have followers. I sincerely appreciate who you are! You have dignity and talent . Glad we met, you are a gift ….with depth of soul. Pangie

Charles Messina Date: 6/17/2023 3:38:00 AM Everyone is normal- it's just that everyone else is abnormal. Login to Reply Panagiota Romios Date: 6/17/2023 10:18:00 AM Clever, clever, Messina! May your day be the best! Pangie with hugs

Paige Hind Date: 6/14/2023 2:36:00 PM This is so sweet and cute. Liked it! Login to Reply Panagiota Romios Date: 6/14/2023 6:16:00 PM Great Paige,, I am a total nonconformist. A fun poem to pen, Pangie xx

Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 6/14/2023 11:53:00 AM Hello Panagiota, I like the line -------------Turn your scares into stars. Hugs. xxx Darlene/ Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 6/14/2023 2:20:00 PM Hello Panagiota, yes positive thinking does make a difference. It makes a great difference in my life to. Yet I never heard that before. Hugs. xxx /Darlene\ Panagiota Romios Date: 6/14/2023 12:13:00 PM Good afternoon. From California.That saying is well known and it does work. Positive thinkers were in my life for 40 years. I need to start back on that track. It made a huge difference in my life. Hugs, Panagiota Xxx

Joanna Daniel Date: 6/14/2023 12:53:00 AM Excellent, Pangie, hope you are doing well:) Login to Reply Panagiota Romios Date: 6/14/2023 3:14:00 AM Hey Joanna. Well and concerned about the US already a police state . It is no longer free.very sad, Pangie xx

Gershon Wolf Date: 6/13/2023 7:30:00 PM I don't know about you, P, but 'boring' and 'normal' excite my wildest desires... Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 6/14/2023 8:04:00 PM You have certainly lived it up, Pangie. You ought to write it all up, sell it to Hollywood, and leave the proceeds to your kids and grandkids. It would be quite a legacy!!... As for me: I think I was bright, but got burned out. ~ Dim Bulb Panagiota Romios Date: 6/13/2023 8:28:00 PM I think you are bright as all get out. All humans are wired different ways, once I left Lawrence and Cicero Ave, where Ilived, life has been an adventure I never could have dreamt. possible. My life has quieted down.but I don’t like routine at all. It’s cozy, but far from exciting, I thrive on excitement. A rare commodity these days. Pangie xx

David Fisher Date: 6/13/2023 5:30:00 PM What a great pic for your story that is so uplifting. And the last line tops it off perfectly! Login to Reply Panagiota Romios Date: 6/13/2023 5:40:00 PM Hi David! I howled when I saw that picture. I forget how I took on things people would never dare to touch. The world would be a different place if people have spines.. and stop talking about flowers. I did something for the human race.. I’m not kidding… We live in Nation, made a speed bumps. The government says something we follow it. No wonder the country is falling to pieces here on the United States right now, but anyway, I will try to be me as if I could be anything else. The last thing I want is followers then I will know I’m in trouble..)))) Pangie xx. I am quite a pugilist when I see people getting harmed. Hugs Pangie xx I like it most when people try to do me in. Usually.groupies.

I Am Anaya Date: 6/13/2023 5:13:00 PM You never cease to amaze me, it's nice to see you so confident, your all woman! The image is just adorable. Who else can we be but who we are! Wow you are everything, serious, cautious, heartfelt, wild, super funny, I wish you could post a comedy routine vid of yours, I would love to see one!!! Login to Reply Panagiota Romios Date: 6/13/2023 5:31:00 PM Ayana, you dear soul. Unafraid to compliment some poet fully.oh,I miss holding that silver microphone. What a rush that was. Never insulted my audience and no references to sex. And,, non political. The time of my life, Ayana. Working with others in Imrov who went on to be in famous movies. So proud of them!I was in one movie only an extra . Be in one if you can. Sorry no videos.. I never wrote comedy.I just got on a stage and talked. Love and hugs, Pangie xx