I've known heartbreak too,146Please respect copyright.PENANA18TMCn7JU9
Though few who know me know it,146Please respect copyright.PENANAvtaqwpQm4J
Longed for it to end.146Please respect copyright.PENANAoo8dDwWCcU
146Please respect copyright.PENANA616CFdBIHP
I've heard the sweet call,146Please respect copyright.PENANAohO3gmDz9n
Whispered in my ear at times,146Please respect copyright.PENANAIfwxdSl2PN
For self-oblivion.146Please respect copyright.PENANADGypM4odBd
146Please respect copyright.PENANAJVYoocD9Wf
But it always passed,146Please respect copyright.PENANAKWYUf4XsIH
Too many unfulfilled dreams,146Please respect copyright.PENANA5QMdjz5CaZ
I could not let die.146Please respect copyright.PENANAm4t41Jmtzb
146Please respect copyright.PENANAVynii2dJoV
Though not a young girl,146Please respect copyright.PENANAnac936Xkkc
I still can relate to pain,146Please respect copyright.PENANADIzlvz2Nub
That's too hard to bear.146Please respect copyright.PENANAjFdCpnSV1G
146Please respect copyright.PENANAm0TD8I3HLW
They bring tears of blood,146Please respect copyright.PENANACzgzvm27XC
Young colleagues' words with the pain,146Please respect copyright.PENANAiICvSKkHEF
They struggle to bear.146Please respect copyright.PENANAatm3olF2ou
146Please respect copyright.PENANAhTUsfQjiCk
Doing themselves harm,146Please respect copyright.PENANAgtDq4kp8p0
To escape the greater pain,146Please respect copyright.PENANAm4NNGz2MRl
Of their precious lives.146Please respect copyright.PENANAX9fw2hYJ2h
146Please respect copyright.PENANAgufk0yAuzE
I beg you each, please,146Please respect copyright.PENANAoW3dkNyoCH
Put down the knife, syringe, pipe,146Please respect copyright.PENANAus2Zer0teJ
No answers in them.146Please respect copyright.PENANA76WyR6f68S
146Please respect copyright.PENANAshd8gDffU4
The answer's in you,146Please respect copyright.PENANAdI3ejm5mzM
In that hidden spark buried,146Please respect copyright.PENANASJSQVzHE3T
Beneath all the pain.146Please respect copyright.PENANADP09sTH7lX
146Please respect copyright.PENANAuVlv2qKekF
Incredible YOU!146Please respect copyright.PENANAjd3dLWzvAb
Unique, in the multiverse,146Please respect copyright.PENANAE4IRQ7kGXE
No other like you.146Please respect copyright.PENANAN5Wkxahyl2
146Please respect copyright.PENANAmea8ftmlp5
No one with your skills,146Please respect copyright.PENANAuC4tooxN9g
No other voice quite like yours,146Please respect copyright.PENANAlJPilSQ9pD
To sing us your truth.146Please respect copyright.PENANAj3AuFMSgKh
146Please respect copyright.PENANAE0LuvlO67f
Boundless potential,146Please respect copyright.PENANAHJXnhzD7JN
Still a tiny, precious seed,146Please respect copyright.PENANAT6VEVdUrEV
Waiting to take root.146Please respect copyright.PENANAVPc5z1q0Ks
146Please respect copyright.PENANACKli5Bgqwc
Life's fetid manure,146Please respect copyright.PENANAFkvsTpXKXK
With tears of joy and sorrow,146Please respect copyright.PENANAOWdKwt6ptc
Will help you to bloom.146Please respect copyright.PENANAOdM9dU0gvf
146Please respect copyright.PENANAk0nOtuxs8l
The spark in your heart,146Please respect copyright.PENANA5ueQM70ePq
Will burst into flame in time,146Please respect copyright.PENANAbcrCQjQJbA
Through your poetry.146Please respect copyright.PENANAq3GmuX4SHE
146Please respect copyright.PENANAh8OsWWUK8O
Purifying all,146Please respect copyright.PENANAFUVSGncAkq
The specters and dark shadows,146Please respect copyright.PENANAKmNif7jRcp
That now haunt your nights.146Please respect copyright.PENANA4ayhXW7SLp
146Please respect copyright.PENANA1HFr0UiMup
Look in the mirror,146Please respect copyright.PENANAgQ9Qpd6EOI
Beyond the scars and tear tracks,146Please respect copyright.PENANAFmv2yC2vQP
To that ember's glow.146Please respect copyright.PENANA8vngQQMUtE
146Please respect copyright.PENANAgcAa0JZK0R
And know you will bloom,146Please respect copyright.PENANAdXNAf20wjr
And your mighty bows will bear,146Please respect copyright.PENANA5uDJ8GiWIr
The sweetest of fruit.146Please respect copyright.PENANAtSk9aHU9tq
Though few who know me know it,146Please respect copyright.PENANAvtaqwpQm4J
Longed for it to end.146Please respect copyright.PENANAoo8dDwWCcU
146Please respect copyright.PENANA616CFdBIHP
I've heard the sweet call,146Please respect copyright.PENANAohO3gmDz9n
Whispered in my ear at times,146Please respect copyright.PENANAIfwxdSl2PN
For self-oblivion.146Please respect copyright.PENANADGypM4odBd
146Please respect copyright.PENANAJVYoocD9Wf
But it always passed,146Please respect copyright.PENANAKWYUf4XsIH
Too many unfulfilled dreams,146Please respect copyright.PENANA5QMdjz5CaZ
I could not let die.146Please respect copyright.PENANAm4t41Jmtzb
146Please respect copyright.PENANAVynii2dJoV
Though not a young girl,146Please respect copyright.PENANAnac936Xkkc
I still can relate to pain,146Please respect copyright.PENANADIzlvz2Nub
That's too hard to bear.146Please respect copyright.PENANAjFdCpnSV1G
146Please respect copyright.PENANAm0TD8I3HLW
They bring tears of blood,146Please respect copyright.PENANACzgzvm27XC
Young colleagues' words with the pain,146Please respect copyright.PENANAiICvSKkHEF
They struggle to bear.146Please respect copyright.PENANAatm3olF2ou
146Please respect copyright.PENANAhTUsfQjiCk
Doing themselves harm,146Please respect copyright.PENANAgtDq4kp8p0
To escape the greater pain,146Please respect copyright.PENANAm4NNGz2MRl
Of their precious lives.146Please respect copyright.PENANAX9fw2hYJ2h
146Please respect copyright.PENANAgufk0yAuzE
I beg you each, please,146Please respect copyright.PENANAoW3dkNyoCH
Put down the knife, syringe, pipe,146Please respect copyright.PENANAus2Zer0teJ
No answers in them.146Please respect copyright.PENANA76WyR6f68S
146Please respect copyright.PENANAshd8gDffU4
The answer's in you,146Please respect copyright.PENANAdI3ejm5mzM
In that hidden spark buried,146Please respect copyright.PENANASJSQVzHE3T
Beneath all the pain.146Please respect copyright.PENANADP09sTH7lX
146Please respect copyright.PENANAuVlv2qKekF
Incredible YOU!146Please respect copyright.PENANAjd3dLWzvAb
Unique, in the multiverse,146Please respect copyright.PENANAE4IRQ7kGXE
No other like you.146Please respect copyright.PENANAN5Wkxahyl2
146Please respect copyright.PENANAmea8ftmlp5
No one with your skills,146Please respect copyright.PENANAuC4tooxN9g
No other voice quite like yours,146Please respect copyright.PENANAlJPilSQ9pD
To sing us your truth.146Please respect copyright.PENANAj3AuFMSgKh
146Please respect copyright.PENANAE0LuvlO67f
Boundless potential,146Please respect copyright.PENANAHJXnhzD7JN
Still a tiny, precious seed,146Please respect copyright.PENANAT6VEVdUrEV
Waiting to take root.146Please respect copyright.PENANAVPc5z1q0Ks
146Please respect copyright.PENANACKli5Bgqwc
Life's fetid manure,146Please respect copyright.PENANAFkvsTpXKXK
With tears of joy and sorrow,146Please respect copyright.PENANAOWdKwt6ptc
Will help you to bloom.146Please respect copyright.PENANAOdM9dU0gvf
146Please respect copyright.PENANAk0nOtuxs8l
The spark in your heart,146Please respect copyright.PENANA5ueQM70ePq
Will burst into flame in time,146Please respect copyright.PENANAbcrCQjQJbA
Through your poetry.146Please respect copyright.PENANAq3GmuX4SHE
146Please respect copyright.PENANAh8OsWWUK8O
Purifying all,146Please respect copyright.PENANAFUVSGncAkq
The specters and dark shadows,146Please respect copyright.PENANAKmNif7jRcp
That now haunt your nights.146Please respect copyright.PENANA4ayhXW7SLp
146Please respect copyright.PENANA1HFr0UiMup
Look in the mirror,146Please respect copyright.PENANAgQ9Qpd6EOI
Beyond the scars and tear tracks,146Please respect copyright.PENANAFmv2yC2vQP
To that ember's glow.146Please respect copyright.PENANA8vngQQMUtE
146Please respect copyright.PENANAgcAa0JZK0R
And know you will bloom,146Please respect copyright.PENANAdXNAf20wjr
And your mighty bows will bear,146Please respect copyright.PENANA5uDJ8GiWIr
The sweetest of fruit.146Please respect copyright.PENANAtSk9aHU9tq
146Please respect copyright.PENANAdfM3obhvqM
146Please respect copyright.PENANAjgC15leBJI
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 only146Please respect copyright.PENANA984Of0ydpS