The disease that I have,
Is I care a little too much.
I love you and them,
And that and such and such.
So when you feel pain,
I surely will feel it, too.
My disease never dies,
For each day it's born anew.
Why do I feel for others?
What a silly question to ask.
If I don't - then who will?
No one wants this taxing task.
But I take it nonetheless,
Knowing it must be someone's job.
Even if it steals my heart,
And my sanity it might rob.
Someone has to carry the pain,
Whether a friend or a Giver,*
Even if it rocks my mind,
And causes my soul to shiver.
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*The Giver is a book about a person who controls all the emotions and such thoughts (both good and bad) for a society. Thus he carries with him the burden of having all the negative feelings of pain, war, and the like.
1 comment:
I don't think you have a disease. I think you're an empath.
Empath Character Traits:
~Feels emotions often and deeply
~Keenly aware of other peoples feelings
~Easily hurt or upset by insults or unkind remarks
~Avoids conflicts and confrontations
~Cannot easily release sad or upset feelings
~Feels deeply for others suffering and pain
~Prone to recurrent depression
~Keenly aware of, and affected by beauty (art, music, nature)
~Feel overwhelmed or depleted by too much stimuli
(large crowds, loud noises, hectic environments)
~Was sensitive as a child
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