empath

come on over, my dear friend
don’t be shy, break the bubble
the invisible threshold
where i brew with your troubles

spill your deepest desires
your strangest wishes and worries
i’ll nod, gasp, furrow my brow
enraptured with your stories

as you recount your journey
i'll become one with your path
that’s my power and poison
the pins-and-needles empath

absorbing your energy
i’ll be up stewing till dawn
because now you’re part of me
long after you’ve left and gone