I've known heartbreak too,80Please respect copyright.PENANAARN56CWya3
Though few who know me know it,80Please respect copyright.PENANAXWl6cNjtkH
Longed for it to end.80Please respect copyright.PENANAQMUqINFryD
80Please respect copyright.PENANATWTQ7rJoMk
I've heard the sweet call,80Please respect copyright.PENANAw9yIfAOFo6
Whispered in my ear at times,80Please respect copyright.PENANAhA0phUURpD
For self-oblivion.80Please respect copyright.PENANA6mv97ahj1b
80Please respect copyright.PENANAkzbeMOMr1v
But it always passed,80Please respect copyright.PENANAGUzNtOXlKM
Too many unfulfilled dreams,80Please respect copyright.PENANAazJnfJHqcx
I could not let die.80Please respect copyright.PENANAQBBInuaiCC
80Please respect copyright.PENANA6jPgsohkse
Though not a young girl,80Please respect copyright.PENANAyV6jDl6Oee
I still can relate to pain,80Please respect copyright.PENANATXNQlUCbUT
That's too hard to bear.80Please respect copyright.PENANAEnX5lCrgcn
80Please respect copyright.PENANA4e0gHNtpUj
They bring tears of blood,80Please respect copyright.PENANAVD5AB3LvSX
Young colleagues' words with the pain,80Please respect copyright.PENANAt9dHGaSWsq
They struggle to bear.80Please respect copyright.PENANAQ9qrhf5tSB
80Please respect copyright.PENANADMBNzzkLb2
Doing themselves harm,80Please respect copyright.PENANAfIXsoG3ZQh
To escape the greater pain,80Please respect copyright.PENANAj4A2EeF1lM
Of their precious lives.80Please respect copyright.PENANAMp0biaPJtK
80Please respect copyright.PENANAkWd8wTCoqN
I beg you each, please,80Please respect copyright.PENANAG0dY7qf09t
Put down the knife, syringe, pipe,80Please respect copyright.PENANAfRovX8MmKq
No answers in them.80Please respect copyright.PENANAtW2kd3UdCA
80Please respect copyright.PENANAtIGqKJB51d
The answer's in you,80Please respect copyright.PENANA8k5QairzOf
In that hidden spark buried,80Please respect copyright.PENANAcPs0ZDskW4
Beneath all the pain.80Please respect copyright.PENANAr6UqBh6P2x
80Please respect copyright.PENANALiBPjyZplv
Incredible YOU!80Please respect copyright.PENANAz0fEr1BTS7
Unique, in the multiverse,80Please respect copyright.PENANAxoH6MdDxHn
No other like you.80Please respect copyright.PENANAv1NYldCIS4
80Please respect copyright.PENANAiyniBXk1rk
No one with your skills,80Please respect copyright.PENANAXHuXFSsd11
No other voice quite like yours,80Please respect copyright.PENANASsP5i5zRVI
To sing us your truth.80Please respect copyright.PENANAJFw7xZlaCb
80Please respect copyright.PENANAIeG4HafZOo
Boundless potential,80Please respect copyright.PENANAvT3ujQeqL5
Still a tiny, precious seed,80Please respect copyright.PENANAExWUOgmpGB
Waiting to take root.80Please respect copyright.PENANAyKTbxC1dm1
80Please respect copyright.PENANA92dDM7zfEJ
Life's fetid manure,80Please respect copyright.PENANAuulPOoVBHI
With tears of joy and sorrow,80Please respect copyright.PENANA5Q5nBPagQf
Will help you to bloom.80Please respect copyright.PENANAJbyZaJupzv
80Please respect copyright.PENANAn4wm1ZsZyD
The spark in your heart,80Please respect copyright.PENANAeRu4SRvgBo
Will burst into flame in time,80Please respect copyright.PENANA9lbq6wOX8D
Through your poetry.80Please respect copyright.PENANAdE52OLzzfE
80Please respect copyright.PENANAgTOhWnPGwt
Purifying all,80Please respect copyright.PENANAVMEeLWelX4
The specters and dark shadows,80Please respect copyright.PENANACxjMHO6mez
That now haunt your nights.80Please respect copyright.PENANA5fEqcsuxib
80Please respect copyright.PENANA8BngGgSVyo
Look in the mirror,80Please respect copyright.PENANAH7RpHdXoie
Beyond the scars and tear tracks,80Please respect copyright.PENANAMmiNwePZ9w
To that ember's glow.80Please respect copyright.PENANACVxKS892xx
80Please respect copyright.PENANARiRO1AkM7Q
And know you will bloom,80Please respect copyright.PENANATiWUl7B5tD
And your mighty bows will bear,80Please respect copyright.PENANAV1RhvimCgV
The sweetest of fruit.80Please respect copyright.PENANAmMlkQLWPZT
Though few who know me know it,80Please respect copyright.PENANAXWl6cNjtkH
Longed for it to end.80Please respect copyright.PENANAQMUqINFryD
80Please respect copyright.PENANATWTQ7rJoMk
I've heard the sweet call,80Please respect copyright.PENANAw9yIfAOFo6
Whispered in my ear at times,80Please respect copyright.PENANAhA0phUURpD
For self-oblivion.80Please respect copyright.PENANA6mv97ahj1b
80Please respect copyright.PENANAkzbeMOMr1v
But it always passed,80Please respect copyright.PENANAGUzNtOXlKM
Too many unfulfilled dreams,80Please respect copyright.PENANAazJnfJHqcx
I could not let die.80Please respect copyright.PENANAQBBInuaiCC
80Please respect copyright.PENANA6jPgsohkse
Though not a young girl,80Please respect copyright.PENANAyV6jDl6Oee
I still can relate to pain,80Please respect copyright.PENANATXNQlUCbUT
That's too hard to bear.80Please respect copyright.PENANAEnX5lCrgcn
80Please respect copyright.PENANA4e0gHNtpUj
They bring tears of blood,80Please respect copyright.PENANAVD5AB3LvSX
Young colleagues' words with the pain,80Please respect copyright.PENANAt9dHGaSWsq
They struggle to bear.80Please respect copyright.PENANAQ9qrhf5tSB
80Please respect copyright.PENANADMBNzzkLb2
Doing themselves harm,80Please respect copyright.PENANAfIXsoG3ZQh
To escape the greater pain,80Please respect copyright.PENANAj4A2EeF1lM
Of their precious lives.80Please respect copyright.PENANAMp0biaPJtK
80Please respect copyright.PENANAkWd8wTCoqN
I beg you each, please,80Please respect copyright.PENANAG0dY7qf09t
Put down the knife, syringe, pipe,80Please respect copyright.PENANAfRovX8MmKq
No answers in them.80Please respect copyright.PENANAtW2kd3UdCA
80Please respect copyright.PENANAtIGqKJB51d
The answer's in you,80Please respect copyright.PENANA8k5QairzOf
In that hidden spark buried,80Please respect copyright.PENANAcPs0ZDskW4
Beneath all the pain.80Please respect copyright.PENANAr6UqBh6P2x
80Please respect copyright.PENANALiBPjyZplv
Incredible YOU!80Please respect copyright.PENANAz0fEr1BTS7
Unique, in the multiverse,80Please respect copyright.PENANAxoH6MdDxHn
No other like you.80Please respect copyright.PENANAv1NYldCIS4
80Please respect copyright.PENANAiyniBXk1rk
No one with your skills,80Please respect copyright.PENANAXHuXFSsd11
No other voice quite like yours,80Please respect copyright.PENANASsP5i5zRVI
To sing us your truth.80Please respect copyright.PENANAJFw7xZlaCb
80Please respect copyright.PENANAIeG4HafZOo
Boundless potential,80Please respect copyright.PENANAvT3ujQeqL5
Still a tiny, precious seed,80Please respect copyright.PENANAExWUOgmpGB
Waiting to take root.80Please respect copyright.PENANAyKTbxC1dm1
80Please respect copyright.PENANA92dDM7zfEJ
Life's fetid manure,80Please respect copyright.PENANAuulPOoVBHI
With tears of joy and sorrow,80Please respect copyright.PENANA5Q5nBPagQf
Will help you to bloom.80Please respect copyright.PENANAJbyZaJupzv
80Please respect copyright.PENANAn4wm1ZsZyD
The spark in your heart,80Please respect copyright.PENANAeRu4SRvgBo
Will burst into flame in time,80Please respect copyright.PENANA9lbq6wOX8D
Through your poetry.80Please respect copyright.PENANAdE52OLzzfE
80Please respect copyright.PENANAgTOhWnPGwt
Purifying all,80Please respect copyright.PENANAVMEeLWelX4
The specters and dark shadows,80Please respect copyright.PENANACxjMHO6mez
That now haunt your nights.80Please respect copyright.PENANA5fEqcsuxib
80Please respect copyright.PENANA8BngGgSVyo
Look in the mirror,80Please respect copyright.PENANAH7RpHdXoie
Beyond the scars and tear tracks,80Please respect copyright.PENANAMmiNwePZ9w
To that ember's glow.80Please respect copyright.PENANACVxKS892xx
80Please respect copyright.PENANARiRO1AkM7Q
And know you will bloom,80Please respect copyright.PENANATiWUl7B5tD
And your mighty bows will bear,80Please respect copyright.PENANAV1RhvimCgV
The sweetest of fruit.80Please respect copyright.PENANAmMlkQLWPZT
80Please respect copyright.PENANA2Di12ElZ8k
80Please respect copyright.PENANAQxPXAsazRQ
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 only80Please respect copyright.PENANAMuNOuwP1OR