I've known heartbreak too,132Please respect copyright.PENANAU4wUhd41nq
Though few who know me know it,132Please respect copyright.PENANAO0KLO3AhjH
Longed for it to end.132Please respect copyright.PENANACv0s7oGODL
132Please respect copyright.PENANAl4FYbpS6TW
I've heard the sweet call,132Please respect copyright.PENANASRnlhVnnG1
Whispered in my ear at times,132Please respect copyright.PENANAJUgLpOZTUe
For self-oblivion.132Please respect copyright.PENANAd0XVAf0gtZ
132Please respect copyright.PENANA26AY5JpANv
But it always passed,132Please respect copyright.PENANAV5HWu3iC5P
Too many unfulfilled dreams,132Please respect copyright.PENANAmT4vxjsdQh
I could not let die.132Please respect copyright.PENANAHsUvEKeGYy
132Please respect copyright.PENANAebRSVwh9jM
Though not a young girl,132Please respect copyright.PENANAqNjSFx7wG0
I still can relate to pain,132Please respect copyright.PENANAaDdPueBLFc
That's too hard to bear.132Please respect copyright.PENANAnTW6bAvcuv
132Please respect copyright.PENANAp3i5ZrPtPP
They bring tears of blood,132Please respect copyright.PENANAwG1zfTZMCm
Young colleagues' words with the pain,132Please respect copyright.PENANAf7JS5tk3TH
They struggle to bear.132Please respect copyright.PENANAKMQccXaFes
132Please respect copyright.PENANARBb0k7s7vg
Doing themselves harm,132Please respect copyright.PENANAolwUhCx9dl
To escape the greater pain,132Please respect copyright.PENANAlnJ07n0kWs
Of their precious lives.132Please respect copyright.PENANAFDhhhcw6sI
132Please respect copyright.PENANAiyMnVt2GqN
I beg you each, please,132Please respect copyright.PENANAJWg5rhh31o
Put down the knife, syringe, pipe,132Please respect copyright.PENANATgt8MM1MLl
No answers in them.132Please respect copyright.PENANAdPO8JK6z1C
132Please respect copyright.PENANAPX0t3ciUJ4
The answer's in you,132Please respect copyright.PENANAxSZn18vbRW
In that hidden spark buried,132Please respect copyright.PENANAv9uTq1dKF4
Beneath all the pain.132Please respect copyright.PENANAaI381VUGGo
132Please respect copyright.PENANATODy45qHPW
Incredible YOU!132Please respect copyright.PENANAdlw74uWO2D
Unique, in the multiverse,132Please respect copyright.PENANA5MBg77Vg2O
No other like you.132Please respect copyright.PENANAnXrmcDMF4T
132Please respect copyright.PENANAfVKLJh70G5
No one with your skills,132Please respect copyright.PENANAlFepuVx6jF
No other voice quite like yours,132Please respect copyright.PENANAIOI9dyvMhF
To sing us your truth.132Please respect copyright.PENANA85DIq6ya9h
132Please respect copyright.PENANAxUQqovraIp
Boundless potential,132Please respect copyright.PENANApUvEbQhYdn
Still a tiny, precious seed,132Please respect copyright.PENANAjr177hM9lU
Waiting to take root.132Please respect copyright.PENANAdj3dukdCu8
132Please respect copyright.PENANAH9PCwu1kQt
Life's fetid manure,132Please respect copyright.PENANAB3uwTLJ3el
With tears of joy and sorrow,132Please respect copyright.PENANAWUUoIK2NMB
Will help you to bloom.132Please respect copyright.PENANAh0WxYi1wzv
132Please respect copyright.PENANAyqrnsja8MJ
The spark in your heart,132Please respect copyright.PENANAg1uj9iFReQ
Will burst into flame in time,132Please respect copyright.PENANA0Eml07Qipe
Through your poetry.132Please respect copyright.PENANAhPEhgcVQN0
132Please respect copyright.PENANA0W8UAwcLvT
Purifying all,132Please respect copyright.PENANAlrd8phMISZ
The specters and dark shadows,132Please respect copyright.PENANAN4JJTBx80T
That now haunt your nights.132Please respect copyright.PENANAbn8sKKzCn7
132Please respect copyright.PENANAd1pDNauUcF
Look in the mirror,132Please respect copyright.PENANAK7hRipRx8y
Beyond the scars and tear tracks,132Please respect copyright.PENANAJZiyCtNs8H
To that ember's glow.132Please respect copyright.PENANAt33dbKCha9
132Please respect copyright.PENANAwEVNYY7u5T
And know you will bloom,132Please respect copyright.PENANACssRAWKP1B
And your mighty bows will bear,132Please respect copyright.PENANAFnLAmdf6Zd
The sweetest of fruit.132Please respect copyright.PENANAdsUuTJ0JuL
Though few who know me know it,132Please respect copyright.PENANAO0KLO3AhjH
Longed for it to end.132Please respect copyright.PENANACv0s7oGODL
132Please respect copyright.PENANAl4FYbpS6TW
I've heard the sweet call,132Please respect copyright.PENANASRnlhVnnG1
Whispered in my ear at times,132Please respect copyright.PENANAJUgLpOZTUe
For self-oblivion.132Please respect copyright.PENANAd0XVAf0gtZ
132Please respect copyright.PENANA26AY5JpANv
But it always passed,132Please respect copyright.PENANAV5HWu3iC5P
Too many unfulfilled dreams,132Please respect copyright.PENANAmT4vxjsdQh
I could not let die.132Please respect copyright.PENANAHsUvEKeGYy
132Please respect copyright.PENANAebRSVwh9jM
Though not a young girl,132Please respect copyright.PENANAqNjSFx7wG0
I still can relate to pain,132Please respect copyright.PENANAaDdPueBLFc
That's too hard to bear.132Please respect copyright.PENANAnTW6bAvcuv
132Please respect copyright.PENANAp3i5ZrPtPP
They bring tears of blood,132Please respect copyright.PENANAwG1zfTZMCm
Young colleagues' words with the pain,132Please respect copyright.PENANAf7JS5tk3TH
They struggle to bear.132Please respect copyright.PENANAKMQccXaFes
132Please respect copyright.PENANARBb0k7s7vg
Doing themselves harm,132Please respect copyright.PENANAolwUhCx9dl
To escape the greater pain,132Please respect copyright.PENANAlnJ07n0kWs
Of their precious lives.132Please respect copyright.PENANAFDhhhcw6sI
132Please respect copyright.PENANAiyMnVt2GqN
I beg you each, please,132Please respect copyright.PENANAJWg5rhh31o
Put down the knife, syringe, pipe,132Please respect copyright.PENANATgt8MM1MLl
No answers in them.132Please respect copyright.PENANAdPO8JK6z1C
132Please respect copyright.PENANAPX0t3ciUJ4
The answer's in you,132Please respect copyright.PENANAxSZn18vbRW
In that hidden spark buried,132Please respect copyright.PENANAv9uTq1dKF4
Beneath all the pain.132Please respect copyright.PENANAaI381VUGGo
132Please respect copyright.PENANATODy45qHPW
Incredible YOU!132Please respect copyright.PENANAdlw74uWO2D
Unique, in the multiverse,132Please respect copyright.PENANA5MBg77Vg2O
No other like you.132Please respect copyright.PENANAnXrmcDMF4T
132Please respect copyright.PENANAfVKLJh70G5
No one with your skills,132Please respect copyright.PENANAlFepuVx6jF
No other voice quite like yours,132Please respect copyright.PENANAIOI9dyvMhF
To sing us your truth.132Please respect copyright.PENANA85DIq6ya9h
132Please respect copyright.PENANAxUQqovraIp
Boundless potential,132Please respect copyright.PENANApUvEbQhYdn
Still a tiny, precious seed,132Please respect copyright.PENANAjr177hM9lU
Waiting to take root.132Please respect copyright.PENANAdj3dukdCu8
132Please respect copyright.PENANAH9PCwu1kQt
Life's fetid manure,132Please respect copyright.PENANAB3uwTLJ3el
With tears of joy and sorrow,132Please respect copyright.PENANAWUUoIK2NMB
Will help you to bloom.132Please respect copyright.PENANAh0WxYi1wzv
132Please respect copyright.PENANAyqrnsja8MJ
The spark in your heart,132Please respect copyright.PENANAg1uj9iFReQ
Will burst into flame in time,132Please respect copyright.PENANA0Eml07Qipe
Through your poetry.132Please respect copyright.PENANAhPEhgcVQN0
132Please respect copyright.PENANA0W8UAwcLvT
Purifying all,132Please respect copyright.PENANAlrd8phMISZ
The specters and dark shadows,132Please respect copyright.PENANAN4JJTBx80T
That now haunt your nights.132Please respect copyright.PENANAbn8sKKzCn7
132Please respect copyright.PENANAd1pDNauUcF
Look in the mirror,132Please respect copyright.PENANAK7hRipRx8y
Beyond the scars and tear tracks,132Please respect copyright.PENANAJZiyCtNs8H
To that ember's glow.132Please respect copyright.PENANAt33dbKCha9
132Please respect copyright.PENANAwEVNYY7u5T
And know you will bloom,132Please respect copyright.PENANACssRAWKP1B
And your mighty bows will bear,132Please respect copyright.PENANAFnLAmdf6Zd
The sweetest of fruit.132Please respect copyright.PENANAdsUuTJ0JuL
132Please respect copyright.PENANA6g0777XaTE
132Please respect copyright.PENANAU2ENUZxPUT
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 only132Please respect copyright.PENANAGbrkPsB0J5