Too Sensitive
Nicolas Chamillet
Now I find myself
Gazing into windows
In some alleyway
Reflecting on who I was
I almost gave up on myself
When the world weighed too heavily
But at 16 I loved
And at 30 I love more
I've never been so well
And that sometimes scares me
Because I was only taught
That feeling was guilt
They call me too sensitive
As if feeling were a mistake
But my heart insists
On beating louder than fear
If I feel too much, it's okay
I won't apologize for being this way
Too sensitive, they say
But that's what saved me
I grew up listening to silence
And stories full of pain
I learned to hide tears
As if it were a favor
But each invisible scar
Became part of who I am
Today I embrace my feelings
As something that shaped me
I've never been so well
Even when everything changes
Because feeling what I feel
Now no longer scares me
They call me too sensitive
As if feeling were a mistake
But my heart insists
On beating louder than Fear
If I feel too much, it's okay
I won't apologize for being this way
Too sensitive, they say
But that's what saved me
If the world is too cold
I prefer to be warmth
If pain taught me anything
It was to value more
What lives inside
Without pretending to be someone
Who never feels anything
Just to please others
They call me too sensitive
But now I see clearly
That feeling is courage
Even when it's rare
If I feel too much, it's okay
That's how I survived
Too sensitive, they say
But that's what gave birth to
The best of me