Growing up wasn't easy for me
Everyone could see I was so different
They couldn't comprehend
That I was just gifted
I could feel everyone's emotions
so intensely
It caused extreme anxiety
Everyone believed
That I was just shy
They didn't realize
That I was just feeling
Everyone's emotions
Surging threw me
So powerfully
That it overwhelmed me
So I tried my best
To live in solitude
I was socially mute
I couldn't even speak
I was completely bombarded
With everyone's feelings
That were around me
Every now and then
Using all my strength and might
I could mumble words
So quietly
I didn't want to be heard
or noticed
Attention upon me
Was like a curse
And still to this day
Isolation is my best friend
All alone to replenish my strength
That society had drained
A chance to sort out
My own feelings thoughts and emotions
This gift is hard to harness
It's been my lifetime challenge
A gift to powerful
That It's so
OVERWHELMING
©spitfire
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