QUOTE : dear empathy,<br />please stop telling me<br />that it’s okay when they hurt me<br />stop allowing me to accept<br />the knife you see in their side<br />is a reasonable excuse<br />for them to put two in mine<br />please stop introducing me to their demons<br />i don’t want to shake hands<br />with the reasons<br />they can’t seem to stay<br />please stop waving a white flag<br />and making me pity their anger<br />and make peace with their madness