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Empathy - Lee Ann McClure
by lee ann mcclure
i sit and i stare and i wonder why
tears roll down my face, but i do not cry
never knowing why the thoughts do come
and how they do affect me some
absorbing sorrow and grief so deep
as if it all were mine to keep
can feel the pain of those who suffer
whose luck is down, life's much tougher
heart feels heavy, it gets me low
why i care, i just don't know
i'm only on the outside looking in
probably don't even know where to begin
that said, do also feel the good too
sometimes those moments seem so few
a person's laughter can make you smile
can bring such joy for a little while
you feel like nothing can bring you down
face lights up, there goes that frown
tears can roll, but they're a different kind
the one's others can see, and you don't mind
emitting good vibes, feeling great
the one's to which we can all relate
myself? i can feel exactly how you do
be you up or down, i do, it is true
there is no escaping any of it all for me
emotions from you that no other can see
nothing ever really goes unmissed
unfortunately for me, ever the empathist