she's got tears welling

can’t look another in the eyes

for staring face to face at another's soul

holds a mirror to the faults in hers

yet she will keep going

she can't form words

so give her yours

tell her once more how strong she is

words she perceives as pity

words she cannot trust

yet she will keep going

support the best you know how

don't do anything irrational,

you're an empath.

work against internalizing this, too

distance yourself

if it triggers memories

that are too sharp to contain,

you're an empath.

you're an empath.

not to be used as an excuse

for buring yourself too early

There’s a boy sitting on the rings of Saturn

Just watching the world,

Intermittently

He marvels at his moons with such pride in his being

As they come and go and come again

Always, he calls out to Titan

Though his gestures, not reciprocated

And he’s torn, trying to decide which is more beautiful;

The moons he counts on to give him his minutes

Or the tiny dot in the distance

The one with godly colors

And just one lonely moon

There must be no boy on Earth

As there are no rings to hold him

So he decides he likes his moons

He chooses Titan

For he knows he’ll never let him down

Swinging round, passing,

Intermittently

forget the skins slipping down the drain

the fascination in my eyes

watching the red soul leak from my fingers

forget the peeler slipping through my own skin

forget the drip of our leaky faucet

the drip that matched with the tears,

the fearfulness in my eyes

as I silently pleaded

your silence in return

forget the power you held

over me and and the dollar store potato peeler

you have none of me

watch as I take it all