I've known heartbreak too,130Please respect copyright.PENANA2WBQKy4XML
Though few who know me know it,130Please respect copyright.PENANAnk5wOxl7h4
Longed for it to end.130Please respect copyright.PENANAwGLm9vMy0e
130Please respect copyright.PENANA4I4x0TzRqm
I've heard the sweet call,130Please respect copyright.PENANAw8xOqOhetd
Whispered in my ear at times,130Please respect copyright.PENANA8NX6iNwBth
For self-oblivion.130Please respect copyright.PENANAToIb4pFKhT
130Please respect copyright.PENANAC7NxI7PRUb
But it always passed,130Please respect copyright.PENANAaNLrFEJzjB
Too many unfulfilled dreams,130Please respect copyright.PENANAxMOJaYGPtU
I could not let die.130Please respect copyright.PENANA3LOYZzvHNr
130Please respect copyright.PENANAy7O2nWhOU9
Though not a young girl,130Please respect copyright.PENANA6KkQCiRorn
I still can relate to pain,130Please respect copyright.PENANA71XfTVYSCY
That's too hard to bear.130Please respect copyright.PENANAkkta68bRti
130Please respect copyright.PENANAd8OydspKse
They bring tears of blood,130Please respect copyright.PENANAhUJ8LJwArM
Young colleagues' words with the pain,130Please respect copyright.PENANAyMbMuqWloS
They struggle to bear.130Please respect copyright.PENANAZzRgEQSj2b
130Please respect copyright.PENANANKC88G42XI
Doing themselves harm,130Please respect copyright.PENANAwTiQV6EgNe
To escape the greater pain,130Please respect copyright.PENANAuLorXi0P8a
Of their precious lives.130Please respect copyright.PENANAQAPcFQY1Dq
130Please respect copyright.PENANARGMXYv8uLG
I beg you each, please,130Please respect copyright.PENANATO18gMcBtk
Put down the knife, syringe, pipe,130Please respect copyright.PENANAPRx5EdF1M5
No answers in them.130Please respect copyright.PENANAeRT39jfkiY
130Please respect copyright.PENANAlV5jecqHso
The answer's in you,130Please respect copyright.PENANAoV2cBlm1Pp
In that hidden spark buried,130Please respect copyright.PENANA43NVGShNQe
Beneath all the pain.130Please respect copyright.PENANAVJjC6D6Ie1
130Please respect copyright.PENANAhkPfMKcxai
Incredible YOU!130Please respect copyright.PENANAhmbeTsyrLr
Unique, in the multiverse,130Please respect copyright.PENANApk6lyFic9g
No other like you.130Please respect copyright.PENANAkqPwcz1ZTa
130Please respect copyright.PENANAvYmm2j3gGu
No one with your skills,130Please respect copyright.PENANAqjes69vXTJ
No other voice quite like yours,130Please respect copyright.PENANAriPm93lSsH
To sing us your truth.130Please respect copyright.PENANA6XQxWakM4B
130Please respect copyright.PENANADVFEkMy6qP
Boundless potential,130Please respect copyright.PENANAqUo8tQ0A3K
Still a tiny, precious seed,130Please respect copyright.PENANAdb9XXMm7q6
Waiting to take root.130Please respect copyright.PENANA6g2HIHOW9M
130Please respect copyright.PENANAjybldgA4Yg
Life's fetid manure,130Please respect copyright.PENANA6wysHwtWLc
With tears of joy and sorrow,130Please respect copyright.PENANA5GnxioAisq
Will help you to bloom.130Please respect copyright.PENANATmTDDj7AcB
130Please respect copyright.PENANA1EeVgccKkV
The spark in your heart,130Please respect copyright.PENANAZzW4YmuBvE
Will burst into flame in time,130Please respect copyright.PENANAwNBPukxhPk
Through your poetry.130Please respect copyright.PENANA8eqHAycpoc
130Please respect copyright.PENANAsShUvIsE9V
Purifying all,130Please respect copyright.PENANAnHXeCAzlQ1
The specters and dark shadows,130Please respect copyright.PENANAQ1WareeJhg
That now haunt your nights.130Please respect copyright.PENANAWmsjlgNGrN
130Please respect copyright.PENANA0iJv7xRvSq
Look in the mirror,130Please respect copyright.PENANAeVeMOVRlDE
Beyond the scars and tear tracks,130Please respect copyright.PENANAazapPHHrsj
To that ember's glow.130Please respect copyright.PENANAmk1zXdQ7eo
130Please respect copyright.PENANAreHaq5TRT8
And know you will bloom,130Please respect copyright.PENANAprQiK0bw6K
And your mighty bows will bear,130Please respect copyright.PENANAsa2cbdDz5E
The sweetest of fruit.130Please respect copyright.PENANAstFzZpT1L6
Though few who know me know it,130Please respect copyright.PENANAnk5wOxl7h4
Longed for it to end.130Please respect copyright.PENANAwGLm9vMy0e
130Please respect copyright.PENANA4I4x0TzRqm
I've heard the sweet call,130Please respect copyright.PENANAw8xOqOhetd
Whispered in my ear at times,130Please respect copyright.PENANA8NX6iNwBth
For self-oblivion.130Please respect copyright.PENANAToIb4pFKhT
130Please respect copyright.PENANAC7NxI7PRUb
But it always passed,130Please respect copyright.PENANAaNLrFEJzjB
Too many unfulfilled dreams,130Please respect copyright.PENANAxMOJaYGPtU
I could not let die.130Please respect copyright.PENANA3LOYZzvHNr
130Please respect copyright.PENANAy7O2nWhOU9
Though not a young girl,130Please respect copyright.PENANA6KkQCiRorn
I still can relate to pain,130Please respect copyright.PENANA71XfTVYSCY
That's too hard to bear.130Please respect copyright.PENANAkkta68bRti
130Please respect copyright.PENANAd8OydspKse
They bring tears of blood,130Please respect copyright.PENANAhUJ8LJwArM
Young colleagues' words with the pain,130Please respect copyright.PENANAyMbMuqWloS
They struggle to bear.130Please respect copyright.PENANAZzRgEQSj2b
130Please respect copyright.PENANANKC88G42XI
Doing themselves harm,130Please respect copyright.PENANAwTiQV6EgNe
To escape the greater pain,130Please respect copyright.PENANAuLorXi0P8a
Of their precious lives.130Please respect copyright.PENANAQAPcFQY1Dq
130Please respect copyright.PENANARGMXYv8uLG
I beg you each, please,130Please respect copyright.PENANATO18gMcBtk
Put down the knife, syringe, pipe,130Please respect copyright.PENANAPRx5EdF1M5
No answers in them.130Please respect copyright.PENANAeRT39jfkiY
130Please respect copyright.PENANAlV5jecqHso
The answer's in you,130Please respect copyright.PENANAoV2cBlm1Pp
In that hidden spark buried,130Please respect copyright.PENANA43NVGShNQe
Beneath all the pain.130Please respect copyright.PENANAVJjC6D6Ie1
130Please respect copyright.PENANAhkPfMKcxai
Incredible YOU!130Please respect copyright.PENANAhmbeTsyrLr
Unique, in the multiverse,130Please respect copyright.PENANApk6lyFic9g
No other like you.130Please respect copyright.PENANAkqPwcz1ZTa
130Please respect copyright.PENANAvYmm2j3gGu
No one with your skills,130Please respect copyright.PENANAqjes69vXTJ
No other voice quite like yours,130Please respect copyright.PENANAriPm93lSsH
To sing us your truth.130Please respect copyright.PENANA6XQxWakM4B
130Please respect copyright.PENANADVFEkMy6qP
Boundless potential,130Please respect copyright.PENANAqUo8tQ0A3K
Still a tiny, precious seed,130Please respect copyright.PENANAdb9XXMm7q6
Waiting to take root.130Please respect copyright.PENANA6g2HIHOW9M
130Please respect copyright.PENANAjybldgA4Yg
Life's fetid manure,130Please respect copyright.PENANA6wysHwtWLc
With tears of joy and sorrow,130Please respect copyright.PENANA5GnxioAisq
Will help you to bloom.130Please respect copyright.PENANATmTDDj7AcB
130Please respect copyright.PENANA1EeVgccKkV
The spark in your heart,130Please respect copyright.PENANAZzW4YmuBvE
Will burst into flame in time,130Please respect copyright.PENANAwNBPukxhPk
Through your poetry.130Please respect copyright.PENANA8eqHAycpoc
130Please respect copyright.PENANAsShUvIsE9V
Purifying all,130Please respect copyright.PENANAnHXeCAzlQ1
The specters and dark shadows,130Please respect copyright.PENANAQ1WareeJhg
That now haunt your nights.130Please respect copyright.PENANAWmsjlgNGrN
130Please respect copyright.PENANA0iJv7xRvSq
Look in the mirror,130Please respect copyright.PENANAeVeMOVRlDE
Beyond the scars and tear tracks,130Please respect copyright.PENANAazapPHHrsj
To that ember's glow.130Please respect copyright.PENANAmk1zXdQ7eo
130Please respect copyright.PENANAreHaq5TRT8
And know you will bloom,130Please respect copyright.PENANAprQiK0bw6K
And your mighty bows will bear,130Please respect copyright.PENANAsa2cbdDz5E
The sweetest of fruit.130Please respect copyright.PENANAstFzZpT1L6
130Please respect copyright.PENANACxmKOPTJyu
130Please respect copyright.PENANAEKoiPquP67
As is usual for me this piece was written in one sitting and is largely stream of consciousness focused on poems I've read recently by young poets, mostly young women, about cutting and other forms of hurting oneself in response to pain one cannot deal with. Some are beautiful, powerful pieces. All break my heart and make me feel completely powerless--other than to make an encouraging comment I know will mean very little. I've always dealt with my own pain through music and poetry. I don't know how else to reach out. Unseen tears mean nothing to those in pain. If only they could see themselves through the eyes of those in their lives who can see deeper than the reflection in the mirror. If only130Please respect copyright.PENANAXgvwfloMje