I've known heartbreak too,139Please respect copyright.PENANAvMAFe8Zkez
Though few who know me know it,139Please respect copyright.PENANAlLNywK48Kk
Longed for it to end.139Please respect copyright.PENANAasgiKxJyRs
139Please respect copyright.PENANAQ47hu1FLMJ
I've heard the sweet call,139Please respect copyright.PENANAaghqHpMvB9
Whispered in my ear at times,139Please respect copyright.PENANAS1wJ6pAkEB
For self-oblivion.139Please respect copyright.PENANANWHrv26QAz
139Please respect copyright.PENANAf6kNKxyM2v
But it always passed,139Please respect copyright.PENANA7mnQowAkVr
Too many unfulfilled dreams,139Please respect copyright.PENANApj9BDAQ7ZP
I could not let die.139Please respect copyright.PENANAmPEJUfAcrx
139Please respect copyright.PENANAThGHMlBbFD
Though not a young girl,139Please respect copyright.PENANAeAvaSaeNSx
I still can relate to pain,139Please respect copyright.PENANAyz45hHjurx
That's too hard to bear.139Please respect copyright.PENANAW4LuccsFHV
139Please respect copyright.PENANAGawkwhuCzY
They bring tears of blood,139Please respect copyright.PENANAuynVLHAgjz
Young colleagues' words with the pain,139Please respect copyright.PENANAIHV1aAPD6f
They struggle to bear.139Please respect copyright.PENANAbxKqyif0Jt
139Please respect copyright.PENANAUFeeLDM8RE
Doing themselves harm,139Please respect copyright.PENANAykSuDZeRIi
To escape the greater pain,139Please respect copyright.PENANAy6JVXbfBSm
Of their precious lives.139Please respect copyright.PENANAEihem3MD2d
139Please respect copyright.PENANAMrcuzJ7q2O
I beg you each, please,139Please respect copyright.PENANA3Dw0jDZJ3C
Put down the knife, syringe, pipe,139Please respect copyright.PENANANdRjASPXCg
No answers in them.139Please respect copyright.PENANAHVPRYaevMp
139Please respect copyright.PENANAf0vIVRNWdZ
The answer's in you,139Please respect copyright.PENANA3h4h8dZhgN
In that hidden spark buried,139Please respect copyright.PENANABVq5urBOdD
Beneath all the pain.139Please respect copyright.PENANAK1jq4yxoah
139Please respect copyright.PENANAZAP4ckzgpb
Incredible YOU!139Please respect copyright.PENANAWceSCRRASd
Unique, in the multiverse,139Please respect copyright.PENANAQttj6qmt2S
No other like you.139Please respect copyright.PENANAuWpknTEgSE
139Please respect copyright.PENANAgBjPE3eAlp
No one with your skills,139Please respect copyright.PENANAfYaEThj3sr
No other voice quite like yours,139Please respect copyright.PENANAIsYYnad0W5
To sing us your truth.139Please respect copyright.PENANA78u5zqEuNh
139Please respect copyright.PENANA31LCQIntxn
Boundless potential,139Please respect copyright.PENANARD9oBipFkZ
Still a tiny, precious seed,139Please respect copyright.PENANA9bOLDlqHCL
Waiting to take root.139Please respect copyright.PENANAYTsEAWGHyl
139Please respect copyright.PENANAYrTTFC0dIs
Life's fetid manure,139Please respect copyright.PENANAwyRWriBm4D
With tears of joy and sorrow,139Please respect copyright.PENANAeHIWtBfr1I
Will help you to bloom.139Please respect copyright.PENANAuPFUnqIAos
139Please respect copyright.PENANAJBIPj3TilY
The spark in your heart,139Please respect copyright.PENANAaBIn2HbwfU
Will burst into flame in time,139Please respect copyright.PENANApsM6sNQ5j7
Through your poetry.139Please respect copyright.PENANAhx5HjBDus8
139Please respect copyright.PENANA5K0qz2aB00
Purifying all,139Please respect copyright.PENANAYeqUyd7vIY
The specters and dark shadows,139Please respect copyright.PENANAQNq9fo6ClM
That now haunt your nights.139Please respect copyright.PENANA7fswM8OVvo
139Please respect copyright.PENANAh9XiTzwbgy
Look in the mirror,139Please respect copyright.PENANAqgwhla86lF
Beyond the scars and tear tracks,139Please respect copyright.PENANACnrkK0RIKT
To that ember's glow.139Please respect copyright.PENANArl4GvswfIe
139Please respect copyright.PENANArUKWgNF7dN
And know you will bloom,139Please respect copyright.PENANAg4OrDsRAX9
And your mighty bows will bear,139Please respect copyright.PENANAH07Pqf2wMa
The sweetest of fruit.139Please respect copyright.PENANAaKzWX1lamj
Though few who know me know it,139Please respect copyright.PENANAlLNywK48Kk
Longed for it to end.139Please respect copyright.PENANAasgiKxJyRs
139Please respect copyright.PENANAQ47hu1FLMJ
I've heard the sweet call,139Please respect copyright.PENANAaghqHpMvB9
Whispered in my ear at times,139Please respect copyright.PENANAS1wJ6pAkEB
For self-oblivion.139Please respect copyright.PENANANWHrv26QAz
139Please respect copyright.PENANAf6kNKxyM2v
But it always passed,139Please respect copyright.PENANA7mnQowAkVr
Too many unfulfilled dreams,139Please respect copyright.PENANApj9BDAQ7ZP
I could not let die.139Please respect copyright.PENANAmPEJUfAcrx
139Please respect copyright.PENANAThGHMlBbFD
Though not a young girl,139Please respect copyright.PENANAeAvaSaeNSx
I still can relate to pain,139Please respect copyright.PENANAyz45hHjurx
That's too hard to bear.139Please respect copyright.PENANAW4LuccsFHV
139Please respect copyright.PENANAGawkwhuCzY
They bring tears of blood,139Please respect copyright.PENANAuynVLHAgjz
Young colleagues' words with the pain,139Please respect copyright.PENANAIHV1aAPD6f
They struggle to bear.139Please respect copyright.PENANAbxKqyif0Jt
139Please respect copyright.PENANAUFeeLDM8RE
Doing themselves harm,139Please respect copyright.PENANAykSuDZeRIi
To escape the greater pain,139Please respect copyright.PENANAy6JVXbfBSm
Of their precious lives.139Please respect copyright.PENANAEihem3MD2d
139Please respect copyright.PENANAMrcuzJ7q2O
I beg you each, please,139Please respect copyright.PENANA3Dw0jDZJ3C
Put down the knife, syringe, pipe,139Please respect copyright.PENANANdRjASPXCg
No answers in them.139Please respect copyright.PENANAHVPRYaevMp
139Please respect copyright.PENANAf0vIVRNWdZ
The answer's in you,139Please respect copyright.PENANA3h4h8dZhgN
In that hidden spark buried,139Please respect copyright.PENANABVq5urBOdD
Beneath all the pain.139Please respect copyright.PENANAK1jq4yxoah
139Please respect copyright.PENANAZAP4ckzgpb
Incredible YOU!139Please respect copyright.PENANAWceSCRRASd
Unique, in the multiverse,139Please respect copyright.PENANAQttj6qmt2S
No other like you.139Please respect copyright.PENANAuWpknTEgSE
139Please respect copyright.PENANAgBjPE3eAlp
No one with your skills,139Please respect copyright.PENANAfYaEThj3sr
No other voice quite like yours,139Please respect copyright.PENANAIsYYnad0W5
To sing us your truth.139Please respect copyright.PENANA78u5zqEuNh
139Please respect copyright.PENANA31LCQIntxn
Boundless potential,139Please respect copyright.PENANARD9oBipFkZ
Still a tiny, precious seed,139Please respect copyright.PENANA9bOLDlqHCL
Waiting to take root.139Please respect copyright.PENANAYTsEAWGHyl
139Please respect copyright.PENANAYrTTFC0dIs
Life's fetid manure,139Please respect copyright.PENANAwyRWriBm4D
With tears of joy and sorrow,139Please respect copyright.PENANAeHIWtBfr1I
Will help you to bloom.139Please respect copyright.PENANAuPFUnqIAos
139Please respect copyright.PENANAJBIPj3TilY
The spark in your heart,139Please respect copyright.PENANAaBIn2HbwfU
Will burst into flame in time,139Please respect copyright.PENANApsM6sNQ5j7
Through your poetry.139Please respect copyright.PENANAhx5HjBDus8
139Please respect copyright.PENANA5K0qz2aB00
Purifying all,139Please respect copyright.PENANAYeqUyd7vIY
The specters and dark shadows,139Please respect copyright.PENANAQNq9fo6ClM
That now haunt your nights.139Please respect copyright.PENANA7fswM8OVvo
139Please respect copyright.PENANAh9XiTzwbgy
Look in the mirror,139Please respect copyright.PENANAqgwhla86lF
Beyond the scars and tear tracks,139Please respect copyright.PENANACnrkK0RIKT
To that ember's glow.139Please respect copyright.PENANArl4GvswfIe
139Please respect copyright.PENANArUKWgNF7dN
And know you will bloom,139Please respect copyright.PENANAg4OrDsRAX9
And your mighty bows will bear,139Please respect copyright.PENANAH07Pqf2wMa
The sweetest of fruit.139Please respect copyright.PENANAaKzWX1lamj
139Please respect copyright.PENANArL0sAUCXCD
139Please respect copyright.PENANAYZ8pCLvXlr
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 only139Please respect copyright.PENANAhGuxyc7oDF