I should have

remembered

in all my long years

why I am a loner

why it is best



I'm not fit for human

consumption

too damaged

with few if any

social graces



Endowed with

great gifts

I do them best in

short term

circumstances



I am an encourager

a problem solver

empathic

honest to a fault

sometimes



One of my gifts is

pissing people off-

(Tongue in cheek)

without trying-not

knowing how I did it



I trust when I love

sometimes I shouldn't

I know now to never

trust completely

even those I love



I am empathic

I feel other people's

emotions

Some have thought

I could read minds



I am far too sensitive

I learned when

I was very young

no turning it off

I have tried



I am not taking

things personally

this is different

not fair to anyone

sometimes a lonely life



I have God and pets

It is enough

occasionally a dear

person tries to befriend

I have to walk away



It pains me too much

to hurt someone special

God made me different

I am ok with who I am

after sixty years of hard work