I've known heartbreak too,130Please respect copyright.PENANAjY99XJDHW8
Though few who know me know it,130Please respect copyright.PENANAUEtnKyO6UA
Longed for it to end.130Please respect copyright.PENANATHiS9AeOFH
130Please respect copyright.PENANA7i4Gc9IYaD
I've heard the sweet call,130Please respect copyright.PENANAHknDGsPATF
Whispered in my ear at times,130Please respect copyright.PENANAvCihS9JL8P
For self-oblivion.130Please respect copyright.PENANAWzyU6RGZeH
130Please respect copyright.PENANAShGIbssc55
But it always passed,130Please respect copyright.PENANAwatGrck9Xj
Too many unfulfilled dreams,130Please respect copyright.PENANAu9xQMMMr40
I could not let die.130Please respect copyright.PENANAqgsgbtxxAj
130Please respect copyright.PENANACGGfEN2nyq
Though not a young girl,130Please respect copyright.PENANAezAD5c9MtM
I still can relate to pain,130Please respect copyright.PENANADnMzYsJIST
That's too hard to bear.130Please respect copyright.PENANAGsYnOSLu2l
130Please respect copyright.PENANA7u5QwFL5tW
They bring tears of blood,130Please respect copyright.PENANA1ltZoaYxXB
Young colleagues' words with the pain,130Please respect copyright.PENANAxTX34q8Ix7
They struggle to bear.130Please respect copyright.PENANAFwnx2tB79G
130Please respect copyright.PENANAxy0eG9rbnQ
Doing themselves harm,130Please respect copyright.PENANAXE1CJ48wJi
To escape the greater pain,130Please respect copyright.PENANApyhwJV95xk
Of their precious lives.130Please respect copyright.PENANAiD4WiiT1At
130Please respect copyright.PENANALTXBJB8USg
I beg you each, please,130Please respect copyright.PENANAmLee3oX5RH
Put down the knife, syringe, pipe,130Please respect copyright.PENANAti98t16kX6
No answers in them.130Please respect copyright.PENANARY3ikhE2LW
130Please respect copyright.PENANAmzIpCdtYfF
The answer's in you,130Please respect copyright.PENANABc0BBklLxK
In that hidden spark buried,130Please respect copyright.PENANA7deypD5Ue2
Beneath all the pain.130Please respect copyright.PENANAgFrUp3pObf
130Please respect copyright.PENANAzmNA576wTU
Incredible YOU!130Please respect copyright.PENANAbrUcE0zIRD
Unique, in the multiverse,130Please respect copyright.PENANAMF1lZ6Ul6r
No other like you.130Please respect copyright.PENANAjDl357ZDeI
130Please respect copyright.PENANAg0UnM8cWEE
No one with your skills,130Please respect copyright.PENANAe7eXeWufo5
No other voice quite like yours,130Please respect copyright.PENANAp8c1gTnblC
To sing us your truth.130Please respect copyright.PENANAI15dn1yhES
130Please respect copyright.PENANANarQzVAQ6X
Boundless potential,130Please respect copyright.PENANA3ixlSpia8I
Still a tiny, precious seed,130Please respect copyright.PENANAGSuXFoVHBy
Waiting to take root.130Please respect copyright.PENANA99ig2ilFeo
130Please respect copyright.PENANAN1DX2Pyy6u
Life's fetid manure,130Please respect copyright.PENANA9XUpLIy4mx
With tears of joy and sorrow,130Please respect copyright.PENANABqCtBIP4pq
Will help you to bloom.130Please respect copyright.PENANAI90FOkUnxl
130Please respect copyright.PENANAx2Oo0vXwgB
The spark in your heart,130Please respect copyright.PENANAylKWdXvz3R
Will burst into flame in time,130Please respect copyright.PENANAWBT5bFOxhz
Through your poetry.130Please respect copyright.PENANAVek88cIuh9
130Please respect copyright.PENANAKOJleA1R7P
Purifying all,130Please respect copyright.PENANAw01mlCWSNj
The specters and dark shadows,130Please respect copyright.PENANA5diIvtT6Jy
That now haunt your nights.130Please respect copyright.PENANAjL1YiafGx3
130Please respect copyright.PENANAyrZ7QSa8ez
Look in the mirror,130Please respect copyright.PENANA56z7VI71gK
Beyond the scars and tear tracks,130Please respect copyright.PENANAHkmyF2CW76
To that ember's glow.130Please respect copyright.PENANAm7yTdeuD37
130Please respect copyright.PENANAxtpEVasPBD
And know you will bloom,130Please respect copyright.PENANAWc2a7xBEr7
And your mighty bows will bear,130Please respect copyright.PENANAnUk8c7pQyT
The sweetest of fruit.130Please respect copyright.PENANA6exO30zmEQ
Though few who know me know it,130Please respect copyright.PENANAUEtnKyO6UA
Longed for it to end.130Please respect copyright.PENANATHiS9AeOFH
130Please respect copyright.PENANA7i4Gc9IYaD
I've heard the sweet call,130Please respect copyright.PENANAHknDGsPATF
Whispered in my ear at times,130Please respect copyright.PENANAvCihS9JL8P
For self-oblivion.130Please respect copyright.PENANAWzyU6RGZeH
130Please respect copyright.PENANAShGIbssc55
But it always passed,130Please respect copyright.PENANAwatGrck9Xj
Too many unfulfilled dreams,130Please respect copyright.PENANAu9xQMMMr40
I could not let die.130Please respect copyright.PENANAqgsgbtxxAj
130Please respect copyright.PENANACGGfEN2nyq
Though not a young girl,130Please respect copyright.PENANAezAD5c9MtM
I still can relate to pain,130Please respect copyright.PENANADnMzYsJIST
That's too hard to bear.130Please respect copyright.PENANAGsYnOSLu2l
130Please respect copyright.PENANA7u5QwFL5tW
They bring tears of blood,130Please respect copyright.PENANA1ltZoaYxXB
Young colleagues' words with the pain,130Please respect copyright.PENANAxTX34q8Ix7
They struggle to bear.130Please respect copyright.PENANAFwnx2tB79G
130Please respect copyright.PENANAxy0eG9rbnQ
Doing themselves harm,130Please respect copyright.PENANAXE1CJ48wJi
To escape the greater pain,130Please respect copyright.PENANApyhwJV95xk
Of their precious lives.130Please respect copyright.PENANAiD4WiiT1At
130Please respect copyright.PENANALTXBJB8USg
I beg you each, please,130Please respect copyright.PENANAmLee3oX5RH
Put down the knife, syringe, pipe,130Please respect copyright.PENANAti98t16kX6
No answers in them.130Please respect copyright.PENANARY3ikhE2LW
130Please respect copyright.PENANAmzIpCdtYfF
The answer's in you,130Please respect copyright.PENANABc0BBklLxK
In that hidden spark buried,130Please respect copyright.PENANA7deypD5Ue2
Beneath all the pain.130Please respect copyright.PENANAgFrUp3pObf
130Please respect copyright.PENANAzmNA576wTU
Incredible YOU!130Please respect copyright.PENANAbrUcE0zIRD
Unique, in the multiverse,130Please respect copyright.PENANAMF1lZ6Ul6r
No other like you.130Please respect copyright.PENANAjDl357ZDeI
130Please respect copyright.PENANAg0UnM8cWEE
No one with your skills,130Please respect copyright.PENANAe7eXeWufo5
No other voice quite like yours,130Please respect copyright.PENANAp8c1gTnblC
To sing us your truth.130Please respect copyright.PENANAI15dn1yhES
130Please respect copyright.PENANANarQzVAQ6X
Boundless potential,130Please respect copyright.PENANA3ixlSpia8I
Still a tiny, precious seed,130Please respect copyright.PENANAGSuXFoVHBy
Waiting to take root.130Please respect copyright.PENANA99ig2ilFeo
130Please respect copyright.PENANAN1DX2Pyy6u
Life's fetid manure,130Please respect copyright.PENANA9XUpLIy4mx
With tears of joy and sorrow,130Please respect copyright.PENANABqCtBIP4pq
Will help you to bloom.130Please respect copyright.PENANAI90FOkUnxl
130Please respect copyright.PENANAx2Oo0vXwgB
The spark in your heart,130Please respect copyright.PENANAylKWdXvz3R
Will burst into flame in time,130Please respect copyright.PENANAWBT5bFOxhz
Through your poetry.130Please respect copyright.PENANAVek88cIuh9
130Please respect copyright.PENANAKOJleA1R7P
Purifying all,130Please respect copyright.PENANAw01mlCWSNj
The specters and dark shadows,130Please respect copyright.PENANA5diIvtT6Jy
That now haunt your nights.130Please respect copyright.PENANAjL1YiafGx3
130Please respect copyright.PENANAyrZ7QSa8ez
Look in the mirror,130Please respect copyright.PENANA56z7VI71gK
Beyond the scars and tear tracks,130Please respect copyright.PENANAHkmyF2CW76
To that ember's glow.130Please respect copyright.PENANAm7yTdeuD37
130Please respect copyright.PENANAxtpEVasPBD
And know you will bloom,130Please respect copyright.PENANAWc2a7xBEr7
And your mighty bows will bear,130Please respect copyright.PENANAnUk8c7pQyT
The sweetest of fruit.130Please respect copyright.PENANA6exO30zmEQ
130Please respect copyright.PENANAoiodep3ZKq
130Please respect copyright.PENANA2uQuyhcwlg
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.PENANAdyxavIGsA6