I've known heartbreak too,78Please respect copyright.PENANA0EEMYuLoEM
Though few who know me know it,78Please respect copyright.PENANA1m8p9CFFRy
Longed for it to end.78Please respect copyright.PENANA7oJ7i7E1wH
78Please respect copyright.PENANAsnGorKQJ6V
I've heard the sweet call,78Please respect copyright.PENANAIb0grBQ8rr
Whispered in my ear at times,78Please respect copyright.PENANAda85MhAFvc
For self-oblivion.78Please respect copyright.PENANAADhNQJvP7q
78Please respect copyright.PENANAlcpVPUjpCB
But it always passed,78Please respect copyright.PENANAJP4hfnkolh
Too many unfulfilled dreams,78Please respect copyright.PENANARitWZITLfn
I could not let die.78Please respect copyright.PENANAsnO3BlvVTK
78Please respect copyright.PENANAbTU7PYVQ2u
Though not a young girl,78Please respect copyright.PENANAkKthwRAPQ2
I still can relate to pain,78Please respect copyright.PENANAUryIeoJfzi
That's too hard to bear.78Please respect copyright.PENANAtuv9uZEd8o
78Please respect copyright.PENANAhmI5TCzZK8
They bring tears of blood,78Please respect copyright.PENANAiwPBcnkEEl
Young colleagues' words with the pain,78Please respect copyright.PENANAzzMRhVTXdM
They struggle to bear.78Please respect copyright.PENANAlDHuFh9zJ8
78Please respect copyright.PENANA9TWlfUSXHR
Doing themselves harm,78Please respect copyright.PENANAZtuqAnsvgk
To escape the greater pain,78Please respect copyright.PENANAe0AoMSo5gA
Of their precious lives.78Please respect copyright.PENANABURzbvuEDe
78Please respect copyright.PENANApymKmk7X9J
I beg you each, please,78Please respect copyright.PENANA0PKYgYriOX
Put down the knife, syringe, pipe,78Please respect copyright.PENANAGGbWC5lVNT
No answers in them.78Please respect copyright.PENANAhtuXUOzDmP
78Please respect copyright.PENANAQxO57kIWpo
The answer's in you,78Please respect copyright.PENANAHT1RXKsASr
In that hidden spark buried,78Please respect copyright.PENANAKasBI8BoWH
Beneath all the pain.78Please respect copyright.PENANAImzYlenaqk
78Please respect copyright.PENANAZ7H5ZImrKH
Incredible YOU!78Please respect copyright.PENANAMUM2QoN8dP
Unique, in the multiverse,78Please respect copyright.PENANAp66ByBnPcC
No other like you.78Please respect copyright.PENANABMsMVR1brt
78Please respect copyright.PENANAV1iXzttKxj
No one with your skills,78Please respect copyright.PENANAGcS0mXOtgx
No other voice quite like yours,78Please respect copyright.PENANAf2Nb2GC8lG
To sing us your truth.78Please respect copyright.PENANAYXzzimcT1f
78Please respect copyright.PENANAaeLu1f9aDg
Boundless potential,78Please respect copyright.PENANAYr6W7SZXoc
Still a tiny, precious seed,78Please respect copyright.PENANARYghYO8SfI
Waiting to take root.78Please respect copyright.PENANAhZ6hq5trc5
78Please respect copyright.PENANAlgm8o1LMPR
Life's fetid manure,78Please respect copyright.PENANAWwdUZ2GpNm
With tears of joy and sorrow,78Please respect copyright.PENANA81FPflvwot
Will help you to bloom.78Please respect copyright.PENANA5PNpzN3gXw
78Please respect copyright.PENANALpqHHreEE7
The spark in your heart,78Please respect copyright.PENANAcD8b2I74AD
Will burst into flame in time,78Please respect copyright.PENANA8nwVw06qYy
Through your poetry.78Please respect copyright.PENANA6Gu7i1WoFb
78Please respect copyright.PENANAZ7aaEeB5Mq
Purifying all,78Please respect copyright.PENANA9K8bGnwuTy
The specters and dark shadows,78Please respect copyright.PENANALLYgp1bfvi
That now haunt your nights.78Please respect copyright.PENANAeuPXkB52re
78Please respect copyright.PENANAk5t6VOazSq
Look in the mirror,78Please respect copyright.PENANARBoZ5FR6Y5
Beyond the scars and tear tracks,78Please respect copyright.PENANA13u7ABDrJm
To that ember's glow.78Please respect copyright.PENANAQoJdVFaXI4
78Please respect copyright.PENANAdHG2lJE38i
And know you will bloom,78Please respect copyright.PENANAUwwnTaquK4
And your mighty bows will bear,78Please respect copyright.PENANALKbV8lO2g3
The sweetest of fruit.78Please respect copyright.PENANAYTAZEnbz5a
Though few who know me know it,78Please respect copyright.PENANA1m8p9CFFRy
Longed for it to end.78Please respect copyright.PENANA7oJ7i7E1wH
78Please respect copyright.PENANAsnGorKQJ6V
I've heard the sweet call,78Please respect copyright.PENANAIb0grBQ8rr
Whispered in my ear at times,78Please respect copyright.PENANAda85MhAFvc
For self-oblivion.78Please respect copyright.PENANAADhNQJvP7q
78Please respect copyright.PENANAlcpVPUjpCB
But it always passed,78Please respect copyright.PENANAJP4hfnkolh
Too many unfulfilled dreams,78Please respect copyright.PENANARitWZITLfn
I could not let die.78Please respect copyright.PENANAsnO3BlvVTK
78Please respect copyright.PENANAbTU7PYVQ2u
Though not a young girl,78Please respect copyright.PENANAkKthwRAPQ2
I still can relate to pain,78Please respect copyright.PENANAUryIeoJfzi
That's too hard to bear.78Please respect copyright.PENANAtuv9uZEd8o
78Please respect copyright.PENANAhmI5TCzZK8
They bring tears of blood,78Please respect copyright.PENANAiwPBcnkEEl
Young colleagues' words with the pain,78Please respect copyright.PENANAzzMRhVTXdM
They struggle to bear.78Please respect copyright.PENANAlDHuFh9zJ8
78Please respect copyright.PENANA9TWlfUSXHR
Doing themselves harm,78Please respect copyright.PENANAZtuqAnsvgk
To escape the greater pain,78Please respect copyright.PENANAe0AoMSo5gA
Of their precious lives.78Please respect copyright.PENANABURzbvuEDe
78Please respect copyright.PENANApymKmk7X9J
I beg you each, please,78Please respect copyright.PENANA0PKYgYriOX
Put down the knife, syringe, pipe,78Please respect copyright.PENANAGGbWC5lVNT
No answers in them.78Please respect copyright.PENANAhtuXUOzDmP
78Please respect copyright.PENANAQxO57kIWpo
The answer's in you,78Please respect copyright.PENANAHT1RXKsASr
In that hidden spark buried,78Please respect copyright.PENANAKasBI8BoWH
Beneath all the pain.78Please respect copyright.PENANAImzYlenaqk
78Please respect copyright.PENANAZ7H5ZImrKH
Incredible YOU!78Please respect copyright.PENANAMUM2QoN8dP
Unique, in the multiverse,78Please respect copyright.PENANAp66ByBnPcC
No other like you.78Please respect copyright.PENANABMsMVR1brt
78Please respect copyright.PENANAV1iXzttKxj
No one with your skills,78Please respect copyright.PENANAGcS0mXOtgx
No other voice quite like yours,78Please respect copyright.PENANAf2Nb2GC8lG
To sing us your truth.78Please respect copyright.PENANAYXzzimcT1f
78Please respect copyright.PENANAaeLu1f9aDg
Boundless potential,78Please respect copyright.PENANAYr6W7SZXoc
Still a tiny, precious seed,78Please respect copyright.PENANARYghYO8SfI
Waiting to take root.78Please respect copyright.PENANAhZ6hq5trc5
78Please respect copyright.PENANAlgm8o1LMPR
Life's fetid manure,78Please respect copyright.PENANAWwdUZ2GpNm
With tears of joy and sorrow,78Please respect copyright.PENANA81FPflvwot
Will help you to bloom.78Please respect copyright.PENANA5PNpzN3gXw
78Please respect copyright.PENANALpqHHreEE7
The spark in your heart,78Please respect copyright.PENANAcD8b2I74AD
Will burst into flame in time,78Please respect copyright.PENANA8nwVw06qYy
Through your poetry.78Please respect copyright.PENANA6Gu7i1WoFb
78Please respect copyright.PENANAZ7aaEeB5Mq
Purifying all,78Please respect copyright.PENANA9K8bGnwuTy
The specters and dark shadows,78Please respect copyright.PENANALLYgp1bfvi
That now haunt your nights.78Please respect copyright.PENANAeuPXkB52re
78Please respect copyright.PENANAk5t6VOazSq
Look in the mirror,78Please respect copyright.PENANARBoZ5FR6Y5
Beyond the scars and tear tracks,78Please respect copyright.PENANA13u7ABDrJm
To that ember's glow.78Please respect copyright.PENANAQoJdVFaXI4
78Please respect copyright.PENANAdHG2lJE38i
And know you will bloom,78Please respect copyright.PENANAUwwnTaquK4
And your mighty bows will bear,78Please respect copyright.PENANALKbV8lO2g3
The sweetest of fruit.78Please respect copyright.PENANAYTAZEnbz5a
78Please respect copyright.PENANAv6eLbeCKN1
78Please respect copyright.PENANA98X2YHdn16
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 only78Please respect copyright.PENANAYHR2RO2889