A Poem from an Empaths point of view

​I feel
What you feel
Inside of me
It feels like mine
But I know now that it belongs to you
I understand this feeling
But I don’t need to take it from you
 
I honour your feelings
And allow you to feel them
I will observe
I will support
But I will not take it from you
 
To take this from you will deny you the beauty of growth
To take this from you will stunt your progress
To take this from you will not help you or me
To take this from you will weigh me down
I take ownership of what is mine, and let you own what is yours
Because I love you

by Paula Vanderzon

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