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Empathic..... Taking on the pain Of another as though It bares your name Finding relationships Wearing as you carry Not only your load ,but theirs and the daily payload(to capacity) Needing to isolate to reboot as it were from continuous energy bombardment and drain Reaching out to comfort The grieving And your own heart literally aches Dealing with those Who live to greedily Prey on others Feeling emotional Physical Psychological pain on the daily It's like chicken man,it's everywhere ,it's everywhere Hope you still Remember that guy Wanting to help And given the side eye for my trouble Intuitively knowing What I'd Just as soon not Seeing the world In Technicolor and surround sound(full volumn) especially hateful words Resulting in seeing IT As both blessing and curse Whichever it is It's mine I own it Lock ,stock ,and predators It's all I've ever known

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Date: 10/2/2022 6:07:00 PM
Wow. You're touching sensitive bones, Vicki. I know how this feels, but from another more protective view. Empathy ties me up in knots of joy or sorrow or both. Well written!
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Vickey Rhymer
Date: 10/4/2022 10:25:00 AM
Thank you Kevin I appreciate your reading and comment.
Date: 5/14/2022 2:21:00 PM
...ahhh the world....having caught a case of relativity.....situations within situations within.....bubbles...gotten by perceivers 'bubbles' and their reflections.....stan sand
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Vickey Rhymer
Date: 5/14/2022 11:40:00 PM
Can't go horse back riding yet,still too saddle sore.I might spook the conveyance.Thanks for reading.I will think upon your words.For the record yeah it's chapped,but I 'll live.I always bounce back.That's my motto.
Date: 5/14/2022 4:36:00 AM
quite accurate in almost every line....better yet what not to do when counseling BPD....Oxytocin, Mirror Neurons....lowers one's EQ to the breaking point....great job Vickey, now a retired counselor i have learned the wisdom in my poem, My Judas....
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Vickey Rhymer
Date: 5/14/2022 11:41:00 PM
Thanks .A Bunch.

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