Hey Empath - You Feel It All?

You feel the world around you. You feel the energy of the city. The emotions of the room. The collective thrill the moment before the beat drops at a dance bar. You feel it all.

You've always felt the world around you. The good. The bad. This feeling is so much a part of you.

No one says anything. Suddenly, you feel this sadness. It feels like a wave swelling. You look around you. Normal, check. Everything is normal. Everything is the same. So why the feeling inside of you?

Your perceived reality shifts. You question everything. You doubt yourself. This feeling makes you consider your life. Is there something you've ignored? Something deep inside? Are you truly sad? What if something is wrong?

You think on the last few days. Nothing. You think on the last few hours. Nothing. So what could it be?

You push the feeling away from you. You focus on the task at hand. You scroll your social media feed. You check the weather. Why can't you stop feeling sad?

You choice to just let it be. Here you are. Here's how you feel in the world. You feel.

You forget about. You go about your day. You are good at this.

Someone joins you. They sit next to you. You feel it again. They tell you a story. A story about about their sadness. You realize, it wasn't you at all.

You feel. You feel it again. You feel someone else's sadness. You are so sensitive.

This isn't new. You simply forgot. It's always been this way for you. You feel other's unspoken emotions. Sometimes, like they are your own.

You are relieved it wasn't your own. It has a place now. A name. A home.

It's not your sadness. You let it go.