Mirror-touch

Your body is like a mirror 
Reflecting the sensation, not the image
A perfect replica of each emotion, 
each vibration, and each situation 
From people shaking hands in the street
To dogs playing in the pink flowers 
You can feel the other person's skin
And the blades of emerald grass
Against your own legs 
Watching a TV is enough to trigger it 
In a scene about a man dying
The blood gushing from his wound 
Hurting in the same spot on your stomach too 
You can feel the coldness of the blade just by seeing it 
Shivering before you turn the TV off 
As if you are the character and yourself 
Empathy is the core of this condition 
One that helps you understand expressions 
But also experience life from someone else's perspective.