I've known heartbreak too,131Please respect copyright.PENANA0MVgcg8Y6J
Though few who know me know it,131Please respect copyright.PENANARx2uyNmHr0
Longed for it to end.131Please respect copyright.PENANACnLEcpWeYx
131Please respect copyright.PENANAq8pplzk9PX
I've heard the sweet call,131Please respect copyright.PENANA4kBm5Jggcf
Whispered in my ear at times,131Please respect copyright.PENANAAfPqViXBw6
For self-oblivion.131Please respect copyright.PENANAr9enMqwQex
131Please respect copyright.PENANAKW1mYSqeqN
But it always passed,131Please respect copyright.PENANAbhwYTC5ZLk
Too many unfulfilled dreams,131Please respect copyright.PENANAuzRIjgJApA
I could not let die.131Please respect copyright.PENANAAsHG3aJqQu
131Please respect copyright.PENANAcOPRiUVPBx
Though not a young girl,131Please respect copyright.PENANAyZ5ytuPjSa
I still can relate to pain,131Please respect copyright.PENANAfy1ci9WfOF
That's too hard to bear.131Please respect copyright.PENANA424M41dkJX
131Please respect copyright.PENANAfNFcFfM2mh
They bring tears of blood,131Please respect copyright.PENANAIedMhC6dwc
Young colleagues' words with the pain,131Please respect copyright.PENANAzEhrMlEYDf
They struggle to bear.131Please respect copyright.PENANAtkRf9MRwsG
131Please respect copyright.PENANAbKQo8bFZxh
Doing themselves harm,131Please respect copyright.PENANAVYROusoa2R
To escape the greater pain,131Please respect copyright.PENANAGYenWlRQot
Of their precious lives.131Please respect copyright.PENANAhCPkjNUpyj
131Please respect copyright.PENANAbfdgnvZ8hB
I beg you each, please,131Please respect copyright.PENANAiVlNxo1C9h
Put down the knife, syringe, pipe,131Please respect copyright.PENANAAqo4WXBT4Y
No answers in them.131Please respect copyright.PENANAEMNkIVxPof
131Please respect copyright.PENANApoDz1quz9U
The answer's in you,131Please respect copyright.PENANA5BrRt0IMDV
In that hidden spark buried,131Please respect copyright.PENANAvOxHx4wFKo
Beneath all the pain.131Please respect copyright.PENANAVwDsZv3BQe
131Please respect copyright.PENANAzYsj6XjnlV
Incredible YOU!131Please respect copyright.PENANAQc7zqkIBaQ
Unique, in the multiverse,131Please respect copyright.PENANAGNxHGU8cuV
No other like you.131Please respect copyright.PENANAuGlk0UNtVQ
131Please respect copyright.PENANAzR0FW5YFDZ
No one with your skills,131Please respect copyright.PENANAIAb0MNe0J7
No other voice quite like yours,131Please respect copyright.PENANATnRSM05spW
To sing us your truth.131Please respect copyright.PENANAHj6RlASvSZ
131Please respect copyright.PENANAWlmXqKlysc
Boundless potential,131Please respect copyright.PENANAXYyTRUBp43
Still a tiny, precious seed,131Please respect copyright.PENANAzCiazdMt9l
Waiting to take root.131Please respect copyright.PENANAxYGBS7BEAU
131Please respect copyright.PENANA15pvj3dJ4D
Life's fetid manure,131Please respect copyright.PENANARU6jaD4TTM
With tears of joy and sorrow,131Please respect copyright.PENANA2ApVXzXdML
Will help you to bloom.131Please respect copyright.PENANAj7XqQl7Rmk
131Please respect copyright.PENANA573Ey6aPGi
The spark in your heart,131Please respect copyright.PENANA0psvwrWBlt
Will burst into flame in time,131Please respect copyright.PENANAeZ2pzffcZd
Through your poetry.131Please respect copyright.PENANAc7AbVQbdic
131Please respect copyright.PENANAr1Nn8A7BiO
Purifying all,131Please respect copyright.PENANAuSucqM51ix
The specters and dark shadows,131Please respect copyright.PENANAMv2j9Yxwti
That now haunt your nights.131Please respect copyright.PENANALI5mkFVtHs
131Please respect copyright.PENANAn0sxfOav86
Look in the mirror,131Please respect copyright.PENANAjIGYYvQSrm
Beyond the scars and tear tracks,131Please respect copyright.PENANA9aOjt6w9Jj
To that ember's glow.131Please respect copyright.PENANA5ycdPjdYjR
131Please respect copyright.PENANAcNNVW2bdd6
And know you will bloom,131Please respect copyright.PENANApOyOB1E2Kd
And your mighty bows will bear,131Please respect copyright.PENANAq1YhLGSrPB
The sweetest of fruit.131Please respect copyright.PENANAhkXgyPf1xk
Though few who know me know it,131Please respect copyright.PENANARx2uyNmHr0
Longed for it to end.131Please respect copyright.PENANACnLEcpWeYx
131Please respect copyright.PENANAq8pplzk9PX
I've heard the sweet call,131Please respect copyright.PENANA4kBm5Jggcf
Whispered in my ear at times,131Please respect copyright.PENANAAfPqViXBw6
For self-oblivion.131Please respect copyright.PENANAr9enMqwQex
131Please respect copyright.PENANAKW1mYSqeqN
But it always passed,131Please respect copyright.PENANAbhwYTC5ZLk
Too many unfulfilled dreams,131Please respect copyright.PENANAuzRIjgJApA
I could not let die.131Please respect copyright.PENANAAsHG3aJqQu
131Please respect copyright.PENANAcOPRiUVPBx
Though not a young girl,131Please respect copyright.PENANAyZ5ytuPjSa
I still can relate to pain,131Please respect copyright.PENANAfy1ci9WfOF
That's too hard to bear.131Please respect copyright.PENANA424M41dkJX
131Please respect copyright.PENANAfNFcFfM2mh
They bring tears of blood,131Please respect copyright.PENANAIedMhC6dwc
Young colleagues' words with the pain,131Please respect copyright.PENANAzEhrMlEYDf
They struggle to bear.131Please respect copyright.PENANAtkRf9MRwsG
131Please respect copyright.PENANAbKQo8bFZxh
Doing themselves harm,131Please respect copyright.PENANAVYROusoa2R
To escape the greater pain,131Please respect copyright.PENANAGYenWlRQot
Of their precious lives.131Please respect copyright.PENANAhCPkjNUpyj
131Please respect copyright.PENANAbfdgnvZ8hB
I beg you each, please,131Please respect copyright.PENANAiVlNxo1C9h
Put down the knife, syringe, pipe,131Please respect copyright.PENANAAqo4WXBT4Y
No answers in them.131Please respect copyright.PENANAEMNkIVxPof
131Please respect copyright.PENANApoDz1quz9U
The answer's in you,131Please respect copyright.PENANA5BrRt0IMDV
In that hidden spark buried,131Please respect copyright.PENANAvOxHx4wFKo
Beneath all the pain.131Please respect copyright.PENANAVwDsZv3BQe
131Please respect copyright.PENANAzYsj6XjnlV
Incredible YOU!131Please respect copyright.PENANAQc7zqkIBaQ
Unique, in the multiverse,131Please respect copyright.PENANAGNxHGU8cuV
No other like you.131Please respect copyright.PENANAuGlk0UNtVQ
131Please respect copyright.PENANAzR0FW5YFDZ
No one with your skills,131Please respect copyright.PENANAIAb0MNe0J7
No other voice quite like yours,131Please respect copyright.PENANATnRSM05spW
To sing us your truth.131Please respect copyright.PENANAHj6RlASvSZ
131Please respect copyright.PENANAWlmXqKlysc
Boundless potential,131Please respect copyright.PENANAXYyTRUBp43
Still a tiny, precious seed,131Please respect copyright.PENANAzCiazdMt9l
Waiting to take root.131Please respect copyright.PENANAxYGBS7BEAU
131Please respect copyright.PENANA15pvj3dJ4D
Life's fetid manure,131Please respect copyright.PENANARU6jaD4TTM
With tears of joy and sorrow,131Please respect copyright.PENANA2ApVXzXdML
Will help you to bloom.131Please respect copyright.PENANAj7XqQl7Rmk
131Please respect copyright.PENANA573Ey6aPGi
The spark in your heart,131Please respect copyright.PENANA0psvwrWBlt
Will burst into flame in time,131Please respect copyright.PENANAeZ2pzffcZd
Through your poetry.131Please respect copyright.PENANAc7AbVQbdic
131Please respect copyright.PENANAr1Nn8A7BiO
Purifying all,131Please respect copyright.PENANAuSucqM51ix
The specters and dark shadows,131Please respect copyright.PENANAMv2j9Yxwti
That now haunt your nights.131Please respect copyright.PENANALI5mkFVtHs
131Please respect copyright.PENANAn0sxfOav86
Look in the mirror,131Please respect copyright.PENANAjIGYYvQSrm
Beyond the scars and tear tracks,131Please respect copyright.PENANA9aOjt6w9Jj
To that ember's glow.131Please respect copyright.PENANA5ycdPjdYjR
131Please respect copyright.PENANAcNNVW2bdd6
And know you will bloom,131Please respect copyright.PENANApOyOB1E2Kd
And your mighty bows will bear,131Please respect copyright.PENANAq1YhLGSrPB
The sweetest of fruit.131Please respect copyright.PENANAhkXgyPf1xk
131Please respect copyright.PENANAwvyuz1iICU
131Please respect copyright.PENANAjn38dKnbe6
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 only131Please respect copyright.PENANAqdfNotY1MS