Depth of Impact

I think I am an overwhelming person

I feel situations more deeply than most, no matter the significance.

In my mind, it was visceral, it sticks, I think about it often and I come back to it years later

In their mind, it never happened or it was such a fleeting interaction that it left no impact

It’s a confusing sentiment to feel like the people around you are so important, while feeling like you can’t ruffle a feather even if you tried

Statements and feelings and words shared are so important, to me.

Im clay, and every person I’ve come into contact with has modeled and shaped me, leaving their fingerprint in different depths, perhaps repurposing me all together.

I do not leave the same impact, most people are not as malleable. My fingerprint doesn’t linger.

A conversation is just that, a night shared, a moment spent.

But to me, it was so much more.