I've known heartbreak too,110Please respect copyright.PENANA37hr1CppkT
Though few who know me know it,110Please respect copyright.PENANAlpcJARMERy
Longed for it to end.110Please respect copyright.PENANAVfUHKaTyHw
110Please respect copyright.PENANAN15xOaEGPU
I've heard the sweet call,110Please respect copyright.PENANAs5Gv9hP526
Whispered in my ear at times,110Please respect copyright.PENANAtNbFNb6yFj
For self-oblivion.110Please respect copyright.PENANAxmbsmFdfyB
110Please respect copyright.PENANAdf8trqMSaI
But it always passed,110Please respect copyright.PENANAy2tzj47sXf
Too many unfulfilled dreams,110Please respect copyright.PENANAIo1m88vs6P
I could not let die.110Please respect copyright.PENANAMzTxUGDAE0
110Please respect copyright.PENANA42RtYGCG28
Though not a young girl,110Please respect copyright.PENANAfq3SmCIKAo
I still can relate to pain,110Please respect copyright.PENANAadK0jVPxfA
That's too hard to bear.110Please respect copyright.PENANAMEeEyRZmON
110Please respect copyright.PENANAEGZIfcNgXy
They bring tears of blood,110Please respect copyright.PENANAPFv1nhv14M
Young colleagues' words with the pain,110Please respect copyright.PENANAWvKZcI6o5l
They struggle to bear.110Please respect copyright.PENANA9qogATqRvz
110Please respect copyright.PENANA3YoG6a5PQI
Doing themselves harm,110Please respect copyright.PENANAV9mBfwYMp4
To escape the greater pain,110Please respect copyright.PENANAbP4L3eF4zP
Of their precious lives.110Please respect copyright.PENANAJJHuL4Qe8W
110Please respect copyright.PENANAeVa5eyCKi5
I beg you each, please,110Please respect copyright.PENANAGFca4JSmUM
Put down the knife, syringe, pipe,110Please respect copyright.PENANAXR0hthucwA
No answers in them.110Please respect copyright.PENANAW8hQBQ6wCH
110Please respect copyright.PENANALa64JaU6oi
The answer's in you,110Please respect copyright.PENANAiSuaUPzxg8
In that hidden spark buried,110Please respect copyright.PENANAl2r6r4wuwq
Beneath all the pain.110Please respect copyright.PENANAjSHySwdzlJ
110Please respect copyright.PENANAEO0WAUoYhq
Incredible YOU!110Please respect copyright.PENANArKDebyXmDq
Unique, in the multiverse,110Please respect copyright.PENANAXqh4ly8CD1
No other like you.110Please respect copyright.PENANAjhyivI7hu6
110Please respect copyright.PENANAjCPd24U9qo
No one with your skills,110Please respect copyright.PENANAA4SlwzYEF7
No other voice quite like yours,110Please respect copyright.PENANAjAu6wNE03F
To sing us your truth.110Please respect copyright.PENANA59nXv7Zarf
110Please respect copyright.PENANA39cDazR7Z8
Boundless potential,110Please respect copyright.PENANAMRrOmrTMLY
Still a tiny, precious seed,110Please respect copyright.PENANAmKBJTD8vS0
Waiting to take root.110Please respect copyright.PENANAEakvYjAHQR
110Please respect copyright.PENANArDMsg39XKK
Life's fetid manure,110Please respect copyright.PENANAO8GSSWwcgA
With tears of joy and sorrow,110Please respect copyright.PENANAjq1ZEUuVn1
Will help you to bloom.110Please respect copyright.PENANAJCxdGB9U8Y
110Please respect copyright.PENANAVSdUL0rDmT
The spark in your heart,110Please respect copyright.PENANANcQM6QWMt0
Will burst into flame in time,110Please respect copyright.PENANANKz039gIRs
Through your poetry.110Please respect copyright.PENANAssA3bo9V2U
110Please respect copyright.PENANA60PGoN9nUH
Purifying all,110Please respect copyright.PENANAIxNytUfgmY
The specters and dark shadows,110Please respect copyright.PENANA1kbHQPkcYV
That now haunt your nights.110Please respect copyright.PENANAN3iQqY4SdQ
110Please respect copyright.PENANAIIWtVXLibx
Look in the mirror,110Please respect copyright.PENANAetGfyvOcBU
Beyond the scars and tear tracks,110Please respect copyright.PENANAkjiYoN2olC
To that ember's glow.110Please respect copyright.PENANAR5g5Gfadm5
110Please respect copyright.PENANAwfWvvEGwGm
And know you will bloom,110Please respect copyright.PENANAWMve2Je8J6
And your mighty bows will bear,110Please respect copyright.PENANAGn8v8142ca
The sweetest of fruit.110Please respect copyright.PENANAOBzxRUlvGC
Though few who know me know it,110Please respect copyright.PENANAlpcJARMERy
Longed for it to end.110Please respect copyright.PENANAVfUHKaTyHw
110Please respect copyright.PENANAN15xOaEGPU
I've heard the sweet call,110Please respect copyright.PENANAs5Gv9hP526
Whispered in my ear at times,110Please respect copyright.PENANAtNbFNb6yFj
For self-oblivion.110Please respect copyright.PENANAxmbsmFdfyB
110Please respect copyright.PENANAdf8trqMSaI
But it always passed,110Please respect copyright.PENANAy2tzj47sXf
Too many unfulfilled dreams,110Please respect copyright.PENANAIo1m88vs6P
I could not let die.110Please respect copyright.PENANAMzTxUGDAE0
110Please respect copyright.PENANA42RtYGCG28
Though not a young girl,110Please respect copyright.PENANAfq3SmCIKAo
I still can relate to pain,110Please respect copyright.PENANAadK0jVPxfA
That's too hard to bear.110Please respect copyright.PENANAMEeEyRZmON
110Please respect copyright.PENANAEGZIfcNgXy
They bring tears of blood,110Please respect copyright.PENANAPFv1nhv14M
Young colleagues' words with the pain,110Please respect copyright.PENANAWvKZcI6o5l
They struggle to bear.110Please respect copyright.PENANA9qogATqRvz
110Please respect copyright.PENANA3YoG6a5PQI
Doing themselves harm,110Please respect copyright.PENANAV9mBfwYMp4
To escape the greater pain,110Please respect copyright.PENANAbP4L3eF4zP
Of their precious lives.110Please respect copyright.PENANAJJHuL4Qe8W
110Please respect copyright.PENANAeVa5eyCKi5
I beg you each, please,110Please respect copyright.PENANAGFca4JSmUM
Put down the knife, syringe, pipe,110Please respect copyright.PENANAXR0hthucwA
No answers in them.110Please respect copyright.PENANAW8hQBQ6wCH
110Please respect copyright.PENANALa64JaU6oi
The answer's in you,110Please respect copyright.PENANAiSuaUPzxg8
In that hidden spark buried,110Please respect copyright.PENANAl2r6r4wuwq
Beneath all the pain.110Please respect copyright.PENANAjSHySwdzlJ
110Please respect copyright.PENANAEO0WAUoYhq
Incredible YOU!110Please respect copyright.PENANArKDebyXmDq
Unique, in the multiverse,110Please respect copyright.PENANAXqh4ly8CD1
No other like you.110Please respect copyright.PENANAjhyivI7hu6
110Please respect copyright.PENANAjCPd24U9qo
No one with your skills,110Please respect copyright.PENANAA4SlwzYEF7
No other voice quite like yours,110Please respect copyright.PENANAjAu6wNE03F
To sing us your truth.110Please respect copyright.PENANA59nXv7Zarf
110Please respect copyright.PENANA39cDazR7Z8
Boundless potential,110Please respect copyright.PENANAMRrOmrTMLY
Still a tiny, precious seed,110Please respect copyright.PENANAmKBJTD8vS0
Waiting to take root.110Please respect copyright.PENANAEakvYjAHQR
110Please respect copyright.PENANArDMsg39XKK
Life's fetid manure,110Please respect copyright.PENANAO8GSSWwcgA
With tears of joy and sorrow,110Please respect copyright.PENANAjq1ZEUuVn1
Will help you to bloom.110Please respect copyright.PENANAJCxdGB9U8Y
110Please respect copyright.PENANAVSdUL0rDmT
The spark in your heart,110Please respect copyright.PENANANcQM6QWMt0
Will burst into flame in time,110Please respect copyright.PENANANKz039gIRs
Through your poetry.110Please respect copyright.PENANAssA3bo9V2U
110Please respect copyright.PENANA60PGoN9nUH
Purifying all,110Please respect copyright.PENANAIxNytUfgmY
The specters and dark shadows,110Please respect copyright.PENANA1kbHQPkcYV
That now haunt your nights.110Please respect copyright.PENANAN3iQqY4SdQ
110Please respect copyright.PENANAIIWtVXLibx
Look in the mirror,110Please respect copyright.PENANAetGfyvOcBU
Beyond the scars and tear tracks,110Please respect copyright.PENANAkjiYoN2olC
To that ember's glow.110Please respect copyright.PENANAR5g5Gfadm5
110Please respect copyright.PENANAwfWvvEGwGm
And know you will bloom,110Please respect copyright.PENANAWMve2Je8J6
And your mighty bows will bear,110Please respect copyright.PENANAGn8v8142ca
The sweetest of fruit.110Please respect copyright.PENANAOBzxRUlvGC
110Please respect copyright.PENANA4VAg8yTq71
110Please respect copyright.PENANAs17h2zXOLp
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 only110Please respect copyright.PENANAxNeDDwevjn