I've known heartbreak too,137Please respect copyright.PENANAYyRtPTJbTu
Though few who know me know it,137Please respect copyright.PENANAFfP98zNs6P
Longed for it to end.137Please respect copyright.PENANAUfQ16gB3V3
137Please respect copyright.PENANAyy2KvtpACh
I've heard the sweet call,137Please respect copyright.PENANATgOXiUQNs9
Whispered in my ear at times,137Please respect copyright.PENANAwzJlcrLhQa
For self-oblivion.137Please respect copyright.PENANAAxKwQkJpS1
137Please respect copyright.PENANA5bwNI58bEx
But it always passed,137Please respect copyright.PENANA6DsEnbirop
Too many unfulfilled dreams,137Please respect copyright.PENANAWuxiHyZkvs
I could not let die.137Please respect copyright.PENANA3iroc7KJlQ
137Please respect copyright.PENANAzMOyEXwV89
Though not a young girl,137Please respect copyright.PENANAvm4WqPStNr
I still can relate to pain,137Please respect copyright.PENANA587iEHLRZl
That's too hard to bear.137Please respect copyright.PENANAHB8yDe8PK1
137Please respect copyright.PENANAs0DaNrnSor
They bring tears of blood,137Please respect copyright.PENANAEXr2QQ4i7s
Young colleagues' words with the pain,137Please respect copyright.PENANApKE3ZHvUS8
They struggle to bear.137Please respect copyright.PENANAjAAaMNyVyu
137Please respect copyright.PENANAOuZJsIQX1z
Doing themselves harm,137Please respect copyright.PENANAZIqlUYPtWm
To escape the greater pain,137Please respect copyright.PENANARj5hPbZzYF
Of their precious lives.137Please respect copyright.PENANAB2yKdOa9WM
137Please respect copyright.PENANA1j2h0K698Z
I beg you each, please,137Please respect copyright.PENANAYgZ16lT5oc
Put down the knife, syringe, pipe,137Please respect copyright.PENANAwdozLXdn4Z
No answers in them.137Please respect copyright.PENANA30LCenprLo
137Please respect copyright.PENANAcX67E2xeca
The answer's in you,137Please respect copyright.PENANAYrG2OmAIv9
In that hidden spark buried,137Please respect copyright.PENANAr4PKKP29Pt
Beneath all the pain.137Please respect copyright.PENANAZHDINMqgqP
137Please respect copyright.PENANATAT475nqUm
Incredible YOU!137Please respect copyright.PENANAlUXNNuFyOj
Unique, in the multiverse,137Please respect copyright.PENANAQhM9tHE91T
No other like you.137Please respect copyright.PENANAdakccCVfsY
137Please respect copyright.PENANADvj9RSP5vo
No one with your skills,137Please respect copyright.PENANA6rILet500O
No other voice quite like yours,137Please respect copyright.PENANAj6bBwyyon0
To sing us your truth.137Please respect copyright.PENANAZUjX7l9gV4
137Please respect copyright.PENANAlTNQ1DwVhd
Boundless potential,137Please respect copyright.PENANA4oR3lbw0t4
Still a tiny, precious seed,137Please respect copyright.PENANAG34CXHg8lY
Waiting to take root.137Please respect copyright.PENANAHt5dMZ28Cf
137Please respect copyright.PENANAfuMdITNLtI
Life's fetid manure,137Please respect copyright.PENANAEmY3NV000U
With tears of joy and sorrow,137Please respect copyright.PENANABIFzl8Uln8
Will help you to bloom.137Please respect copyright.PENANAaDTHaRcjgu
137Please respect copyright.PENANAKf75pcVJ2m
The spark in your heart,137Please respect copyright.PENANAjEV9pa5vIt
Will burst into flame in time,137Please respect copyright.PENANAamK38PBB9b
Through your poetry.137Please respect copyright.PENANAtDDdioHbTO
137Please respect copyright.PENANA8Vqi3LWSTd
Purifying all,137Please respect copyright.PENANAtjspven1Rt
The specters and dark shadows,137Please respect copyright.PENANAWMwsoVCoGH
That now haunt your nights.137Please respect copyright.PENANAOHOh9PYajb
137Please respect copyright.PENANAZBIXGZmiMK
Look in the mirror,137Please respect copyright.PENANAeT2MPRKues
Beyond the scars and tear tracks,137Please respect copyright.PENANAKEcKzZLnJ3
To that ember's glow.137Please respect copyright.PENANABBEA5S8xRh
137Please respect copyright.PENANAhRxKL3c12t
And know you will bloom,137Please respect copyright.PENANAHS3X7vfz6T
And your mighty bows will bear,137Please respect copyright.PENANAp0kPvxHGq7
The sweetest of fruit.137Please respect copyright.PENANAsBJ3y6o1A4
Though few who know me know it,137Please respect copyright.PENANAFfP98zNs6P
Longed for it to end.137Please respect copyright.PENANAUfQ16gB3V3
137Please respect copyright.PENANAyy2KvtpACh
I've heard the sweet call,137Please respect copyright.PENANATgOXiUQNs9
Whispered in my ear at times,137Please respect copyright.PENANAwzJlcrLhQa
For self-oblivion.137Please respect copyright.PENANAAxKwQkJpS1
137Please respect copyright.PENANA5bwNI58bEx
But it always passed,137Please respect copyright.PENANA6DsEnbirop
Too many unfulfilled dreams,137Please respect copyright.PENANAWuxiHyZkvs
I could not let die.137Please respect copyright.PENANA3iroc7KJlQ
137Please respect copyright.PENANAzMOyEXwV89
Though not a young girl,137Please respect copyright.PENANAvm4WqPStNr
I still can relate to pain,137Please respect copyright.PENANA587iEHLRZl
That's too hard to bear.137Please respect copyright.PENANAHB8yDe8PK1
137Please respect copyright.PENANAs0DaNrnSor
They bring tears of blood,137Please respect copyright.PENANAEXr2QQ4i7s
Young colleagues' words with the pain,137Please respect copyright.PENANApKE3ZHvUS8
They struggle to bear.137Please respect copyright.PENANAjAAaMNyVyu
137Please respect copyright.PENANAOuZJsIQX1z
Doing themselves harm,137Please respect copyright.PENANAZIqlUYPtWm
To escape the greater pain,137Please respect copyright.PENANARj5hPbZzYF
Of their precious lives.137Please respect copyright.PENANAB2yKdOa9WM
137Please respect copyright.PENANA1j2h0K698Z
I beg you each, please,137Please respect copyright.PENANAYgZ16lT5oc
Put down the knife, syringe, pipe,137Please respect copyright.PENANAwdozLXdn4Z
No answers in them.137Please respect copyright.PENANA30LCenprLo
137Please respect copyright.PENANAcX67E2xeca
The answer's in you,137Please respect copyright.PENANAYrG2OmAIv9
In that hidden spark buried,137Please respect copyright.PENANAr4PKKP29Pt
Beneath all the pain.137Please respect copyright.PENANAZHDINMqgqP
137Please respect copyright.PENANATAT475nqUm
Incredible YOU!137Please respect copyright.PENANAlUXNNuFyOj
Unique, in the multiverse,137Please respect copyright.PENANAQhM9tHE91T
No other like you.137Please respect copyright.PENANAdakccCVfsY
137Please respect copyright.PENANADvj9RSP5vo
No one with your skills,137Please respect copyright.PENANA6rILet500O
No other voice quite like yours,137Please respect copyright.PENANAj6bBwyyon0
To sing us your truth.137Please respect copyright.PENANAZUjX7l9gV4
137Please respect copyright.PENANAlTNQ1DwVhd
Boundless potential,137Please respect copyright.PENANA4oR3lbw0t4
Still a tiny, precious seed,137Please respect copyright.PENANAG34CXHg8lY
Waiting to take root.137Please respect copyright.PENANAHt5dMZ28Cf
137Please respect copyright.PENANAfuMdITNLtI
Life's fetid manure,137Please respect copyright.PENANAEmY3NV000U
With tears of joy and sorrow,137Please respect copyright.PENANABIFzl8Uln8
Will help you to bloom.137Please respect copyright.PENANAaDTHaRcjgu
137Please respect copyright.PENANAKf75pcVJ2m
The spark in your heart,137Please respect copyright.PENANAjEV9pa5vIt
Will burst into flame in time,137Please respect copyright.PENANAamK38PBB9b
Through your poetry.137Please respect copyright.PENANAtDDdioHbTO
137Please respect copyright.PENANA8Vqi3LWSTd
Purifying all,137Please respect copyright.PENANAtjspven1Rt
The specters and dark shadows,137Please respect copyright.PENANAWMwsoVCoGH
That now haunt your nights.137Please respect copyright.PENANAOHOh9PYajb
137Please respect copyright.PENANAZBIXGZmiMK
Look in the mirror,137Please respect copyright.PENANAeT2MPRKues
Beyond the scars and tear tracks,137Please respect copyright.PENANAKEcKzZLnJ3
To that ember's glow.137Please respect copyright.PENANABBEA5S8xRh
137Please respect copyright.PENANAhRxKL3c12t
And know you will bloom,137Please respect copyright.PENANAHS3X7vfz6T
And your mighty bows will bear,137Please respect copyright.PENANAp0kPvxHGq7
The sweetest of fruit.137Please respect copyright.PENANAsBJ3y6o1A4
137Please respect copyright.PENANA7szpqfSLnd
137Please respect copyright.PENANAswlLHl3Qfu
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 only137Please respect copyright.PENANAyouEnVM7y7