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banality
I hurt you I think, with my callousness meant for the world
I don't let my truth shine
would it be better if I said I cared so deeply?
in your embrace my soul would pull away,
in those naked mornings before dawn,
I would shy and you would know,
the banal personality that seems to work for people most of the time
I am odd to say the least I know too much,
about what is inside of some
I try to hide my knowledge but sometimes it slips out
I don't know where it comes from or how I know
but I will see you blush in the nakedness of soul
it hurts me, if I pull back I'm distant and uncaring
if I connect I know too much and it's frightening
people resent me, they don't want me looking,
peering into their darkness
I know what haunts you
Published 19th May 2022
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20th May 2022 2:02am
It is interesting. An empath is the most dangerous person in the world.
They can see the real reasons. They know where the bodies are buried. Their x-ray vision is both a super power and an unnerving liability.
How else can they be burned at the stake? How else can they own the confession booth? How else can they be both outcast and social soul mate? And it never ends. Once known, those known cannot be unknown. And those who know....they cannot unknow... and even now they know even more. And now. And again, now. So, they are both avoided and sought out. Ironic.
It is both painful and relieving. For all.
They can see the real reasons. They know where the bodies are buried. Their x-ray vision is both a super power and an unnerving liability.
How else can they be burned at the stake? How else can they own the confession booth? How else can they be both outcast and social soul mate? And it never ends. Once known, those known cannot be unknown. And those who know....they cannot unknow... and even now they know even more. And now. And again, now. So, they are both avoided and sought out. Ironic.
It is both painful and relieving. For all.
20th May 2022 3:19am
good evening dearest RT it is an odd thing to feel and remember that not everyone experiences this occurrence and to also remember not to talk about things that are private to that person because it is unnerving...I've long believed I was probably burned as a witch in a previous life...it is very natural to me it is not something I seek to encourage in myself but it is impossible to suppress it and I have with the desire to fit in...people want to know how you know such things but if you tell them they mostly don't want to believe...I deeply appreciate your thoughts thank you 💕
20th May 2022 4:52am
I have had the distinct honor of hearing absolute strangers tell me their deepest and darkest secrets within 10 minutes of our meeting. I have no idea how it works. On air planes, at bars, in line at a book store....ahhhh.. okay, complete history. I missed my calling as a CIA interrogator. Hello...my name is rt87....ahhhh...the code is br549.....okay then....case cracked. Coffee? Yes, please, and political asylum.
28th Jun 2022 3:45am
"I try to hide my knowledge but sometimes it slips out" I've done this several times throughout the years, as if trying to keep a part of me hidden because it feels scary to be vulnerable.
Interesting write.
Interesting write.
