What is a sensitive person? What causes their nuanced sensitivities?

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O gentle souls, whose hearts of tender cloth are spun,  
In the vast tapestry of mankind, thou art the weavers of emotion,  
Delicate as gossamer threads that catch the morning dew,  
What, pray tell, dost thou harbor in the chambers of thy breast?  
For a sensitive person, in truth, is akin to music's softest strain,  
Ever attuned to the dulcet notes of sorrow and mirth alike,  
Their spirits dance upon the fragile tightrope of existence,  
Caught in the tempest of the world's cruel hand and tender touch.  
What causeth such refined perceptions, these nuanced sensitivities,  
That render thee vulnerable to the barbs of fate's cruel jest?  
'Tis the weight of compassion that adorns thy gentle spirit,  
A heart bestowed with empathy, yet burdened with the world's array,  
The trials and tribulations of humanity—a weighty yoke,  
Awakening the senses, which perceive not just the light,  
But the shadows that lurk in the corners of the mind's eye.  
Yet in this fashion, thou art both blessed and afflicted,  
For the beauty of a sunset stirs thee to tears of joy,  
While the clangor of injustice may sink thy soul in depths profound;  
Such is the paradox of thine exquisite existence,  
To feel so deeply is both a gift and a shackle,  
A dance upon the edge of ecstasy and despair,  
In these tender moments, thou learnest the essence of humanity—  
To love, to suffer, to exist in a world oft' unkind,  
And lo, through thy suffering, a light may yet shine forth,  
Guiding others through the labyrinthine paths of their own hearts.  
Thus, embrace thy nature, sweetly rare and ever fraught,  
For in thy sensitivity lies the balm for the weary,  
And in thy tears, the reservoir of empathy anew.