Poem: Empath
An empath, drowning in pain
Awash I was
in the agony of others:
In anguish, drifting away,
After so much
For a long time I was broken.
An empath disconnected
Adrift, alone
Shielded from the onslaught of pain,
yet hidden so too from love.
I build the wall
Constructing my prison forlorn
my armor, my shield I am.
So far along
Much too late and too far to turn
Time wears on, the wall recedes
Again I feel.
Tears fall anew for pain not mine.
Once again I ache inside
Welcomed this time
For now, maybe, I can love.