Empathy Poetry

No one inspired others by remaining silent.

I paint you better of a person than you ever really were.

I hope I can be like the flame of a candle and light the way for others, who search their way out of the dark.

After all this time, thoughts of you still linger.

When I feel that I have met my doom, and all those around me can not imagine the pain I am tormented with each day, I tell myself perhaps that is why it is better me than them. For I can endure this and maybe they could not. After all, I am still alive.

Throughout life, people will bring out the worst or best in you. Listen to your intuition. Feel your emotions. Observe your reactions. Then, decide who remains and who is removed.

He asked me, “What’s it like to have an episode?”  I was quiet for a few minutes gathering my thoughts and a proper response.  I said with a deep breath, “You know how your heart breaks at times in your life?”  He nodded.  I reluctantly continued, “Well, my mind does that too”.