I've known heartbreak too,159Please respect copyright.PENANAbJN9jtdIZl
Though few who know me know it,159Please respect copyright.PENANAgvqzDSG9Aj
Longed for it to end.159Please respect copyright.PENANAjxr3xF9YTk
159Please respect copyright.PENANAWFStlaoA3m
I've heard the sweet call,159Please respect copyright.PENANAJucsbdL11w
Whispered in my ear at times,159Please respect copyright.PENANA1WlqK6HYKD
For self-oblivion.159Please respect copyright.PENANAvFRn5giuEI
159Please respect copyright.PENANAbjR1wt7Q08
But it always passed,159Please respect copyright.PENANAXQoYEjAw3P
Too many unfulfilled dreams,159Please respect copyright.PENANArM2ACKGTp8
I could not let die.159Please respect copyright.PENANA7zvPiilEkZ
159Please respect copyright.PENANAVsNfnxNDIU
Though not a young girl,159Please respect copyright.PENANAUBDxohGAzY
I still can relate to pain,159Please respect copyright.PENANAmPhqtSqsoV
That's too hard to bear.159Please respect copyright.PENANAbv6Ex0rjZZ
159Please respect copyright.PENANAzeuxsZeKs1
They bring tears of blood,159Please respect copyright.PENANAwqieg5HRSc
Young colleagues' words with the pain,159Please respect copyright.PENANAvFKGmCba2j
They struggle to bear.159Please respect copyright.PENANAJJkKpbEh6B
159Please respect copyright.PENANA580peUeDvV
Doing themselves harm,159Please respect copyright.PENANArHQz96TYKM
To escape the greater pain,159Please respect copyright.PENANAaAX3mw7c2y
Of their precious lives.159Please respect copyright.PENANAbtmjeNoNEt
159Please respect copyright.PENANAQa7OnjtEG7
I beg you each, please,159Please respect copyright.PENANA98PRseOsDK
Put down the knife, syringe, pipe,159Please respect copyright.PENANAVXjCVT131V
No answers in them.159Please respect copyright.PENANAtEqfpIjqGG
159Please respect copyright.PENANA7qdsDdOqi9
The answer's in you,159Please respect copyright.PENANAlDK4w6JMCc
In that hidden spark buried,159Please respect copyright.PENANAEptWaBpe7B
Beneath all the pain.159Please respect copyright.PENANAjxbWnK4Iq5
159Please respect copyright.PENANAzu7nL0b0FY
Incredible YOU!159Please respect copyright.PENANAR7txzUERH8
Unique, in the multiverse,159Please respect copyright.PENANADBSKaG2pxy
No other like you.159Please respect copyright.PENANAvbstclKYM9
159Please respect copyright.PENANAa1GnDFFlLL
No one with your skills,159Please respect copyright.PENANA9qdrkDuwcn
No other voice quite like yours,159Please respect copyright.PENANAWTpsigyLBz
To sing us your truth.159Please respect copyright.PENANAMu51PPumY3
159Please respect copyright.PENANA4K97Axa9Dm
Boundless potential,159Please respect copyright.PENANArARB1GPmuq
Still a tiny, precious seed,159Please respect copyright.PENANATmNwfXxsBm
Waiting to take root.159Please respect copyright.PENANAkFVFK3tngL
159Please respect copyright.PENANArYEFu4QDrV
Life's fetid manure,159Please respect copyright.PENANAeRNdTF1Ehq
With tears of joy and sorrow,159Please respect copyright.PENANAnpSf3j61kS
Will help you to bloom.159Please respect copyright.PENANAlqzw0coT4K
159Please respect copyright.PENANA1kYSnthvKZ
The spark in your heart,159Please respect copyright.PENANAFHimMvyOJA
Will burst into flame in time,159Please respect copyright.PENANArS0Z1usxZW
Through your poetry.159Please respect copyright.PENANAQxY040hF1C
159Please respect copyright.PENANALRqr8Bbkks
Purifying all,159Please respect copyright.PENANARIrBuItqOC
The specters and dark shadows,159Please respect copyright.PENANAFi78bJEtv6
That now haunt your nights.159Please respect copyright.PENANAYARDi8Y6Mf
159Please respect copyright.PENANA5vZh7LkiI8
Look in the mirror,159Please respect copyright.PENANAN81fb3s0Sy
Beyond the scars and tear tracks,159Please respect copyright.PENANA0IhEg3GUf7
To that ember's glow.159Please respect copyright.PENANANRoXkMNqdS
159Please respect copyright.PENANAjfdzwWMiIa
And know you will bloom,159Please respect copyright.PENANAMOZoud9Cik
And your mighty bows will bear,159Please respect copyright.PENANAc6qwHucAdL
The sweetest of fruit.159Please respect copyright.PENANACsLM9LwGsw
Though few who know me know it,159Please respect copyright.PENANAgvqzDSG9Aj
Longed for it to end.159Please respect copyright.PENANAjxr3xF9YTk
159Please respect copyright.PENANAWFStlaoA3m
I've heard the sweet call,159Please respect copyright.PENANAJucsbdL11w
Whispered in my ear at times,159Please respect copyright.PENANA1WlqK6HYKD
For self-oblivion.159Please respect copyright.PENANAvFRn5giuEI
159Please respect copyright.PENANAbjR1wt7Q08
But it always passed,159Please respect copyright.PENANAXQoYEjAw3P
Too many unfulfilled dreams,159Please respect copyright.PENANArM2ACKGTp8
I could not let die.159Please respect copyright.PENANA7zvPiilEkZ
159Please respect copyright.PENANAVsNfnxNDIU
Though not a young girl,159Please respect copyright.PENANAUBDxohGAzY
I still can relate to pain,159Please respect copyright.PENANAmPhqtSqsoV
That's too hard to bear.159Please respect copyright.PENANAbv6Ex0rjZZ
159Please respect copyright.PENANAzeuxsZeKs1
They bring tears of blood,159Please respect copyright.PENANAwqieg5HRSc
Young colleagues' words with the pain,159Please respect copyright.PENANAvFKGmCba2j
They struggle to bear.159Please respect copyright.PENANAJJkKpbEh6B
159Please respect copyright.PENANA580peUeDvV
Doing themselves harm,159Please respect copyright.PENANArHQz96TYKM
To escape the greater pain,159Please respect copyright.PENANAaAX3mw7c2y
Of their precious lives.159Please respect copyright.PENANAbtmjeNoNEt
159Please respect copyright.PENANAQa7OnjtEG7
I beg you each, please,159Please respect copyright.PENANA98PRseOsDK
Put down the knife, syringe, pipe,159Please respect copyright.PENANAVXjCVT131V
No answers in them.159Please respect copyright.PENANAtEqfpIjqGG
159Please respect copyright.PENANA7qdsDdOqi9
The answer's in you,159Please respect copyright.PENANAlDK4w6JMCc
In that hidden spark buried,159Please respect copyright.PENANAEptWaBpe7B
Beneath all the pain.159Please respect copyright.PENANAjxbWnK4Iq5
159Please respect copyright.PENANAzu7nL0b0FY
Incredible YOU!159Please respect copyright.PENANAR7txzUERH8
Unique, in the multiverse,159Please respect copyright.PENANADBSKaG2pxy
No other like you.159Please respect copyright.PENANAvbstclKYM9
159Please respect copyright.PENANAa1GnDFFlLL
No one with your skills,159Please respect copyright.PENANA9qdrkDuwcn
No other voice quite like yours,159Please respect copyright.PENANAWTpsigyLBz
To sing us your truth.159Please respect copyright.PENANAMu51PPumY3
159Please respect copyright.PENANA4K97Axa9Dm
Boundless potential,159Please respect copyright.PENANArARB1GPmuq
Still a tiny, precious seed,159Please respect copyright.PENANATmNwfXxsBm
Waiting to take root.159Please respect copyright.PENANAkFVFK3tngL
159Please respect copyright.PENANArYEFu4QDrV
Life's fetid manure,159Please respect copyright.PENANAeRNdTF1Ehq
With tears of joy and sorrow,159Please respect copyright.PENANAnpSf3j61kS
Will help you to bloom.159Please respect copyright.PENANAlqzw0coT4K
159Please respect copyright.PENANA1kYSnthvKZ
The spark in your heart,159Please respect copyright.PENANAFHimMvyOJA
Will burst into flame in time,159Please respect copyright.PENANArS0Z1usxZW
Through your poetry.159Please respect copyright.PENANAQxY040hF1C
159Please respect copyright.PENANALRqr8Bbkks
Purifying all,159Please respect copyright.PENANARIrBuItqOC
The specters and dark shadows,159Please respect copyright.PENANAFi78bJEtv6
That now haunt your nights.159Please respect copyright.PENANAYARDi8Y6Mf
159Please respect copyright.PENANA5vZh7LkiI8
Look in the mirror,159Please respect copyright.PENANAN81fb3s0Sy
Beyond the scars and tear tracks,159Please respect copyright.PENANA0IhEg3GUf7
To that ember's glow.159Please respect copyright.PENANANRoXkMNqdS
159Please respect copyright.PENANAjfdzwWMiIa
And know you will bloom,159Please respect copyright.PENANAMOZoud9Cik
And your mighty bows will bear,159Please respect copyright.PENANAc6qwHucAdL
The sweetest of fruit.159Please respect copyright.PENANACsLM9LwGsw
159Please respect copyright.PENANAdq7XhwesRS
159Please respect copyright.PENANA82soAwqeHV
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 only159Please respect copyright.PENANAcduTR76TL5