I've known heartbreak too,85Please respect copyright.PENANADvdT48802M
Though few who know me know it,85Please respect copyright.PENANA0dseKFVcqF
Longed for it to end.85Please respect copyright.PENANAexV6vpJ2ur
85Please respect copyright.PENANA5EkGp0ZCsZ
I've heard the sweet call,85Please respect copyright.PENANA5GRcNGBGcP
Whispered in my ear at times,85Please respect copyright.PENANA4er6NAbgbi
For self-oblivion.85Please respect copyright.PENANAQoKs6EjrSv
85Please respect copyright.PENANAWgTzKvW2Oc
But it always passed,85Please respect copyright.PENANATeFra5oLO0
Too many unfulfilled dreams,85Please respect copyright.PENANAvfakLPFSn7
I could not let die.85Please respect copyright.PENANAJ6g7ZzdgYR
85Please respect copyright.PENANAS0buInhv75
Though not a young girl,85Please respect copyright.PENANAHtLLE1opuG
I still can relate to pain,85Please respect copyright.PENANAcYX8FzHvGy
That's too hard to bear.85Please respect copyright.PENANA5DhHxWrNQF
85Please respect copyright.PENANARjoYId7nmd
They bring tears of blood,85Please respect copyright.PENANA7sCyTejEqo
Young colleagues' words with the pain,85Please respect copyright.PENANAKrjPG1SsEt
They struggle to bear.85Please respect copyright.PENANAa1ufgp9bw5
85Please respect copyright.PENANAcUKWyofdpa
Doing themselves harm,85Please respect copyright.PENANAoxtQtOwZv2
To escape the greater pain,85Please respect copyright.PENANApCXVYzy6Qv
Of their precious lives.85Please respect copyright.PENANAutRikLgpbT
85Please respect copyright.PENANARERvqnTkjM
I beg you each, please,85Please respect copyright.PENANA3hlQPKuHj4
Put down the knife, syringe, pipe,85Please respect copyright.PENANAjtGBOLwu2j
No answers in them.85Please respect copyright.PENANAP1cbfUYGv8
85Please respect copyright.PENANAtNCcpwfeqb
The answer's in you,85Please respect copyright.PENANAHksQK4QTns
In that hidden spark buried,85Please respect copyright.PENANAgxU26COzOj
Beneath all the pain.85Please respect copyright.PENANAAwjFtCMGjk
85Please respect copyright.PENANA7DEVlafmN8
Incredible YOU!85Please respect copyright.PENANAiJZBbEd9xd
Unique, in the multiverse,85Please respect copyright.PENANAFwKdhqcL9n
No other like you.85Please respect copyright.PENANASpn7bSOQH8
85Please respect copyright.PENANApFQt3Zo2G0
No one with your skills,85Please respect copyright.PENANAPvbegYQgNk
No other voice quite like yours,85Please respect copyright.PENANAFF99JSNQae
To sing us your truth.85Please respect copyright.PENANAOgmQRyfWmw
85Please respect copyright.PENANAgn5g5mw1lA
Boundless potential,85Please respect copyright.PENANABDXtSYR4aO
Still a tiny, precious seed,85Please respect copyright.PENANAzOyI8JqLtD
Waiting to take root.85Please respect copyright.PENANA77UuwSd7Vy
85Please respect copyright.PENANALBbIktkhVp
Life's fetid manure,85Please respect copyright.PENANA0ZYxLM5swd
With tears of joy and sorrow,85Please respect copyright.PENANAOTd1MTyZc7
Will help you to bloom.85Please respect copyright.PENANA2hFEH8vhr3
85Please respect copyright.PENANAjWYFGNqLvo
The spark in your heart,85Please respect copyright.PENANATuqTJU6HWW
Will burst into flame in time,85Please respect copyright.PENANAC05Qe0BEiE
Through your poetry.85Please respect copyright.PENANAzINQ1rhBa1
85Please respect copyright.PENANAA4COdOOYaa
Purifying all,85Please respect copyright.PENANAIBCmpWDxy3
The specters and dark shadows,85Please respect copyright.PENANAJAM1xgzmyb
That now haunt your nights.85Please respect copyright.PENANAItGPJEiqvM
85Please respect copyright.PENANA8kMupe99UC
Look in the mirror,85Please respect copyright.PENANA6jXNHMkLyZ
Beyond the scars and tear tracks,85Please respect copyright.PENANA9VSRvHiHLr
To that ember's glow.85Please respect copyright.PENANAMcefLQYTsP
85Please respect copyright.PENANAVqsmAf4BAn
And know you will bloom,85Please respect copyright.PENANAPrdSPYDN5c
And your mighty bows will bear,85Please respect copyright.PENANA2TpxErpQuO
The sweetest of fruit.85Please respect copyright.PENANAC7KeEaFFqp
Though few who know me know it,85Please respect copyright.PENANA0dseKFVcqF
Longed for it to end.85Please respect copyright.PENANAexV6vpJ2ur
85Please respect copyright.PENANA5EkGp0ZCsZ
I've heard the sweet call,85Please respect copyright.PENANA5GRcNGBGcP
Whispered in my ear at times,85Please respect copyright.PENANA4er6NAbgbi
For self-oblivion.85Please respect copyright.PENANAQoKs6EjrSv
85Please respect copyright.PENANAWgTzKvW2Oc
But it always passed,85Please respect copyright.PENANATeFra5oLO0
Too many unfulfilled dreams,85Please respect copyright.PENANAvfakLPFSn7
I could not let die.85Please respect copyright.PENANAJ6g7ZzdgYR
85Please respect copyright.PENANAS0buInhv75
Though not a young girl,85Please respect copyright.PENANAHtLLE1opuG
I still can relate to pain,85Please respect copyright.PENANAcYX8FzHvGy
That's too hard to bear.85Please respect copyright.PENANA5DhHxWrNQF
85Please respect copyright.PENANARjoYId7nmd
They bring tears of blood,85Please respect copyright.PENANA7sCyTejEqo
Young colleagues' words with the pain,85Please respect copyright.PENANAKrjPG1SsEt
They struggle to bear.85Please respect copyright.PENANAa1ufgp9bw5
85Please respect copyright.PENANAcUKWyofdpa
Doing themselves harm,85Please respect copyright.PENANAoxtQtOwZv2
To escape the greater pain,85Please respect copyright.PENANApCXVYzy6Qv
Of their precious lives.85Please respect copyright.PENANAutRikLgpbT
85Please respect copyright.PENANARERvqnTkjM
I beg you each, please,85Please respect copyright.PENANA3hlQPKuHj4
Put down the knife, syringe, pipe,85Please respect copyright.PENANAjtGBOLwu2j
No answers in them.85Please respect copyright.PENANAP1cbfUYGv8
85Please respect copyright.PENANAtNCcpwfeqb
The answer's in you,85Please respect copyright.PENANAHksQK4QTns
In that hidden spark buried,85Please respect copyright.PENANAgxU26COzOj
Beneath all the pain.85Please respect copyright.PENANAAwjFtCMGjk
85Please respect copyright.PENANA7DEVlafmN8
Incredible YOU!85Please respect copyright.PENANAiJZBbEd9xd
Unique, in the multiverse,85Please respect copyright.PENANAFwKdhqcL9n
No other like you.85Please respect copyright.PENANASpn7bSOQH8
85Please respect copyright.PENANApFQt3Zo2G0
No one with your skills,85Please respect copyright.PENANAPvbegYQgNk
No other voice quite like yours,85Please respect copyright.PENANAFF99JSNQae
To sing us your truth.85Please respect copyright.PENANAOgmQRyfWmw
85Please respect copyright.PENANAgn5g5mw1lA
Boundless potential,85Please respect copyright.PENANABDXtSYR4aO
Still a tiny, precious seed,85Please respect copyright.PENANAzOyI8JqLtD
Waiting to take root.85Please respect copyright.PENANA77UuwSd7Vy
85Please respect copyright.PENANALBbIktkhVp
Life's fetid manure,85Please respect copyright.PENANA0ZYxLM5swd
With tears of joy and sorrow,85Please respect copyright.PENANAOTd1MTyZc7
Will help you to bloom.85Please respect copyright.PENANA2hFEH8vhr3
85Please respect copyright.PENANAjWYFGNqLvo
The spark in your heart,85Please respect copyright.PENANATuqTJU6HWW
Will burst into flame in time,85Please respect copyright.PENANAC05Qe0BEiE
Through your poetry.85Please respect copyright.PENANAzINQ1rhBa1
85Please respect copyright.PENANAA4COdOOYaa
Purifying all,85Please respect copyright.PENANAIBCmpWDxy3
The specters and dark shadows,85Please respect copyright.PENANAJAM1xgzmyb
That now haunt your nights.85Please respect copyright.PENANAItGPJEiqvM
85Please respect copyright.PENANA8kMupe99UC
Look in the mirror,85Please respect copyright.PENANA6jXNHMkLyZ
Beyond the scars and tear tracks,85Please respect copyright.PENANA9VSRvHiHLr
To that ember's glow.85Please respect copyright.PENANAMcefLQYTsP
85Please respect copyright.PENANAVqsmAf4BAn
And know you will bloom,85Please respect copyright.PENANAPrdSPYDN5c
And your mighty bows will bear,85Please respect copyright.PENANA2TpxErpQuO
The sweetest of fruit.85Please respect copyright.PENANAC7KeEaFFqp
85Please respect copyright.PENANAMykREBHyXD
85Please respect copyright.PENANAHUjEsqtzGN
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 only85Please respect copyright.PENANAHUpqOjnzAK