EMPATHY

I despise empathy. Wounding shaft of fire and ice that delves down to the dark virgin depths of the heart. I loathe this feeling; unasked, unsought, that smothers me in its oily slick of shame. I detest empathy. Unseen foe; circling, prowling, striking deep at the vulnerable core of me. I hate this feeling; boiling, freezing - a tidal wave that drowns my shallow self.