Empathetic Slaughter
Synthetic tears,
Fall from your eyes;
Bathing the ground in fake sadness,
A double sided knife thrust down.
My arms embrace you,
My attempt at comfort, at healing;
But instead I fall, wounded at your feet,
Slain by your lies, my empathy.
In a world so callous,
Where people only care for themselves;
Empathy and compassion are treacherous,
For they can get you killed.
My trust is to be earned,
But my love is given to help;
Taken by this society and weaponized,
Used to cut my thread of life and silence me.
(via liberatedfromshadow)