I've known heartbreak too,166Please respect copyright.PENANAtvE0J0r6nu
Though few who know me know it,166Please respect copyright.PENANAX1PLD6Ej9c
Longed for it to end.166Please respect copyright.PENANAxoNOGBAv4O
166Please respect copyright.PENANA6npbwRz4FN
I've heard the sweet call,166Please respect copyright.PENANAwQjlmuJ8Tv
Whispered in my ear at times,166Please respect copyright.PENANArrTsQ8VU4C
For self-oblivion.166Please respect copyright.PENANAvUrXWCkbDd
166Please respect copyright.PENANAdhSwLVnW7n
But it always passed,166Please respect copyright.PENANALDvHAxo6ka
Too many unfulfilled dreams,166Please respect copyright.PENANAQ0ni3sPsaJ
I could not let die.166Please respect copyright.PENANAPG6mMx5wZj
166Please respect copyright.PENANAzRUkHhVqID
Though not a young girl,166Please respect copyright.PENANABx6t0tudTk
I still can relate to pain,166Please respect copyright.PENANAeziChLpglu
That's too hard to bear.166Please respect copyright.PENANAnZHPT8bJjK
166Please respect copyright.PENANAPMYpGi9oiY
They bring tears of blood,166Please respect copyright.PENANAdNxYVTi8Ws
Young colleagues' words with the pain,166Please respect copyright.PENANAIOKNRQbvuc
They struggle to bear.166Please respect copyright.PENANAvChoPrjwnd
166Please respect copyright.PENANAHMLWO8gUV3
Doing themselves harm,166Please respect copyright.PENANAnySjnmwY9M
To escape the greater pain,166Please respect copyright.PENANAO2f1viFk7k
Of their precious lives.166Please respect copyright.PENANAE5jPSf4d6I
166Please respect copyright.PENANAY475OfII5B
I beg you each, please,166Please respect copyright.PENANAzSKHtVoLa1
Put down the knife, syringe, pipe,166Please respect copyright.PENANAq19XYUhzRB
No answers in them.166Please respect copyright.PENANAGgrWJPF0iq
166Please respect copyright.PENANAH5gLY0BMTe
The answer's in you,166Please respect copyright.PENANALeTNnsNguN
In that hidden spark buried,166Please respect copyright.PENANAkvaU8dHhIX
Beneath all the pain.166Please respect copyright.PENANAk3qEdBeNhU
166Please respect copyright.PENANAm1O5uMcSAA
Incredible YOU!166Please respect copyright.PENANAHw00wskkfm
Unique, in the multiverse,166Please respect copyright.PENANA8WGGc5g7Ys
No other like you.166Please respect copyright.PENANAQxsIku2PGr
166Please respect copyright.PENANADUr5UFwoUN
No one with your skills,166Please respect copyright.PENANAxU5hcZ1jCH
No other voice quite like yours,166Please respect copyright.PENANAKwHejRN9NQ
To sing us your truth.166Please respect copyright.PENANAfyAk3xH45c
166Please respect copyright.PENANAym61Ph0HqG
Boundless potential,166Please respect copyright.PENANA6E3w2n6c4U
Still a tiny, precious seed,166Please respect copyright.PENANAVRt0wfzhhP
Waiting to take root.166Please respect copyright.PENANAVESH7MRYt6
166Please respect copyright.PENANApEPc8WxKFf
Life's fetid manure,166Please respect copyright.PENANAAlvy8JmpGq
With tears of joy and sorrow,166Please respect copyright.PENANAvaGWXvQd1U
Will help you to bloom.166Please respect copyright.PENANAVivxNbYZJ7
166Please respect copyright.PENANAViUu6Qm9Lx
The spark in your heart,166Please respect copyright.PENANAN0XUyLdvKw
Will burst into flame in time,166Please respect copyright.PENANAtIkXEqzqG4
Through your poetry.166Please respect copyright.PENANAosxwqe9F9J
166Please respect copyright.PENANAiORbqrZv8Y
Purifying all,166Please respect copyright.PENANA2YvkDcn0B4
The specters and dark shadows,166Please respect copyright.PENANAyMYEhkyKkh
That now haunt your nights.166Please respect copyright.PENANAdwV4nikZbt
166Please respect copyright.PENANA4tzETH0W7g
Look in the mirror,166Please respect copyright.PENANAyti8UbKm3T
Beyond the scars and tear tracks,166Please respect copyright.PENANAiTs01OF1Ln
To that ember's glow.166Please respect copyright.PENANAiEjsbRThqc
166Please respect copyright.PENANA2jgCjEld67
And know you will bloom,166Please respect copyright.PENANAU6sZrghFh6
And your mighty bows will bear,166Please respect copyright.PENANAvhVzQrHdP1
The sweetest of fruit.166Please respect copyright.PENANAXDcWAJEI2v
Though few who know me know it,166Please respect copyright.PENANAX1PLD6Ej9c
Longed for it to end.166Please respect copyright.PENANAxoNOGBAv4O
166Please respect copyright.PENANA6npbwRz4FN
I've heard the sweet call,166Please respect copyright.PENANAwQjlmuJ8Tv
Whispered in my ear at times,166Please respect copyright.PENANArrTsQ8VU4C
For self-oblivion.166Please respect copyright.PENANAvUrXWCkbDd
166Please respect copyright.PENANAdhSwLVnW7n
But it always passed,166Please respect copyright.PENANALDvHAxo6ka
Too many unfulfilled dreams,166Please respect copyright.PENANAQ0ni3sPsaJ
I could not let die.166Please respect copyright.PENANAPG6mMx5wZj
166Please respect copyright.PENANAzRUkHhVqID
Though not a young girl,166Please respect copyright.PENANABx6t0tudTk
I still can relate to pain,166Please respect copyright.PENANAeziChLpglu
That's too hard to bear.166Please respect copyright.PENANAnZHPT8bJjK
166Please respect copyright.PENANAPMYpGi9oiY
They bring tears of blood,166Please respect copyright.PENANAdNxYVTi8Ws
Young colleagues' words with the pain,166Please respect copyright.PENANAIOKNRQbvuc
They struggle to bear.166Please respect copyright.PENANAvChoPrjwnd
166Please respect copyright.PENANAHMLWO8gUV3
Doing themselves harm,166Please respect copyright.PENANAnySjnmwY9M
To escape the greater pain,166Please respect copyright.PENANAO2f1viFk7k
Of their precious lives.166Please respect copyright.PENANAE5jPSf4d6I
166Please respect copyright.PENANAY475OfII5B
I beg you each, please,166Please respect copyright.PENANAzSKHtVoLa1
Put down the knife, syringe, pipe,166Please respect copyright.PENANAq19XYUhzRB
No answers in them.166Please respect copyright.PENANAGgrWJPF0iq
166Please respect copyright.PENANAH5gLY0BMTe
The answer's in you,166Please respect copyright.PENANALeTNnsNguN
In that hidden spark buried,166Please respect copyright.PENANAkvaU8dHhIX
Beneath all the pain.166Please respect copyright.PENANAk3qEdBeNhU
166Please respect copyright.PENANAm1O5uMcSAA
Incredible YOU!166Please respect copyright.PENANAHw00wskkfm
Unique, in the multiverse,166Please respect copyright.PENANA8WGGc5g7Ys
No other like you.166Please respect copyright.PENANAQxsIku2PGr
166Please respect copyright.PENANADUr5UFwoUN
No one with your skills,166Please respect copyright.PENANAxU5hcZ1jCH
No other voice quite like yours,166Please respect copyright.PENANAKwHejRN9NQ
To sing us your truth.166Please respect copyright.PENANAfyAk3xH45c
166Please respect copyright.PENANAym61Ph0HqG
Boundless potential,166Please respect copyright.PENANA6E3w2n6c4U
Still a tiny, precious seed,166Please respect copyright.PENANAVRt0wfzhhP
Waiting to take root.166Please respect copyright.PENANAVESH7MRYt6
166Please respect copyright.PENANApEPc8WxKFf
Life's fetid manure,166Please respect copyright.PENANAAlvy8JmpGq
With tears of joy and sorrow,166Please respect copyright.PENANAvaGWXvQd1U
Will help you to bloom.166Please respect copyright.PENANAVivxNbYZJ7
166Please respect copyright.PENANAViUu6Qm9Lx
The spark in your heart,166Please respect copyright.PENANAN0XUyLdvKw
Will burst into flame in time,166Please respect copyright.PENANAtIkXEqzqG4
Through your poetry.166Please respect copyright.PENANAosxwqe9F9J
166Please respect copyright.PENANAiORbqrZv8Y
Purifying all,166Please respect copyright.PENANA2YvkDcn0B4
The specters and dark shadows,166Please respect copyright.PENANAyMYEhkyKkh
That now haunt your nights.166Please respect copyright.PENANAdwV4nikZbt
166Please respect copyright.PENANA4tzETH0W7g
Look in the mirror,166Please respect copyright.PENANAyti8UbKm3T
Beyond the scars and tear tracks,166Please respect copyright.PENANAiTs01OF1Ln
To that ember's glow.166Please respect copyright.PENANAiEjsbRThqc
166Please respect copyright.PENANA2jgCjEld67
And know you will bloom,166Please respect copyright.PENANAU6sZrghFh6
And your mighty bows will bear,166Please respect copyright.PENANAvhVzQrHdP1
The sweetest of fruit.166Please respect copyright.PENANAXDcWAJEI2v
166Please respect copyright.PENANATydGCZER4M
166Please respect copyright.PENANAqMQnCWfE3a
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 only166Please respect copyright.PENANAlmLZHWwYNV