I've known heartbreak too,51Please respect copyright.PENANAcpkBq3bvIg
Though few who know me know it,51Please respect copyright.PENANAJy2jNpYZYx
Longed for it to end.51Please respect copyright.PENANA1liKuvh9bi
51Please respect copyright.PENANA07d9Mg7aIL
I've heard the sweet call,51Please respect copyright.PENANAwd0enR6qVT
Whispered in my ear at times,51Please respect copyright.PENANAVOjey2iL4z
For self-oblivion.51Please respect copyright.PENANAYal4OK2dGj
51Please respect copyright.PENANAamNkyBsL1f
But it always passed,51Please respect copyright.PENANAJBVA9k0si7
Too many unfulfilled dreams,51Please respect copyright.PENANAPeIUlam0fK
I could not let die.51Please respect copyright.PENANAXuwWwvvbyY
51Please respect copyright.PENANAKjoFhqUBfF
Though not a young girl,51Please respect copyright.PENANAktfbvxFu6I
I still can relate to pain,51Please respect copyright.PENANA4IzfqkzNN1
That's too hard to bear.51Please respect copyright.PENANAtxBjv172Xd
51Please respect copyright.PENANAHmYVaSMcl1
They bring tears of blood,51Please respect copyright.PENANARgWlhvVYoG
Young colleagues' words with the pain,51Please respect copyright.PENANAaSms5CjSs5
They struggle to bear.51Please respect copyright.PENANAIzaK6jNUir
51Please respect copyright.PENANATDlDRAljt4
Doing themselves harm,51Please respect copyright.PENANA34tG4bi5l7
To escape the greater pain,51Please respect copyright.PENANAAqYs91plDm
Of their precious lives.51Please respect copyright.PENANAvRvQ8kjU3H
51Please respect copyright.PENANAQjpkTBAj3U
I beg you each, please,51Please respect copyright.PENANAkwMHGt8UHC
Put down the knife, syringe, pipe,51Please respect copyright.PENANAnmlmMUxL3a
No answers in them.51Please respect copyright.PENANAm0UpyHInYR
51Please respect copyright.PENANAZ5bfl3PDPI
The answer's in you,51Please respect copyright.PENANApUQ70FHC2r
In that hidden spark buried,51Please respect copyright.PENANAVBbWSkfF1H
Beneath all the pain.51Please respect copyright.PENANAcdBoAhEO3X
51Please respect copyright.PENANAFuFrc8S70W
Incredible YOU!51Please respect copyright.PENANA2ACr6Ld34Q
Unique, in the multiverse,51Please respect copyright.PENANApUwZVivgAk
No other like you.51Please respect copyright.PENANA9UladLgejS
51Please respect copyright.PENANA35JizCInMM
No one with your skills,51Please respect copyright.PENANAUEzHab966O
No other voice quite like yours,51Please respect copyright.PENANAeXO1KYeFF3
To sing us your truth.51Please respect copyright.PENANAcHJPhwAQQs
51Please respect copyright.PENANA8sqDQJdYJ5
Boundless potential,51Please respect copyright.PENANAEhbQb1eNKJ
Still a tiny, precious seed,51Please respect copyright.PENANAnYfDTifnLf
Waiting to take root.51Please respect copyright.PENANAKNUdAsZpdJ
51Please respect copyright.PENANADDCdkP251I
Life's fetid manure,51Please respect copyright.PENANAp0zbV1Wja9
With tears of joy and sorrow,51Please respect copyright.PENANAJIzKZ6VYOb
Will help you to bloom.51Please respect copyright.PENANAYUSOwVm5l3
51Please respect copyright.PENANAniK7D5aRa7
The spark in your heart,51Please respect copyright.PENANAZIEPbNonOU
Will burst into flame in time,51Please respect copyright.PENANAjc6pFATPFl
Through your poetry.51Please respect copyright.PENANAHDKtGpAAxq
51Please respect copyright.PENANAxqoZTODmL1
Purifying all,51Please respect copyright.PENANABotqnJGlna
The specters and dark shadows,51Please respect copyright.PENANA7cmL4yoeTl
That now haunt your nights.51Please respect copyright.PENANAw3NZKLT8Ud
51Please respect copyright.PENANAgkQyRg2gFO
Look in the mirror,51Please respect copyright.PENANAWgVYWqXxyQ
Beyond the scars and tear tracks,51Please respect copyright.PENANAozEN9hIu4c
To that ember's glow.51Please respect copyright.PENANAp2GQodS3Om
51Please respect copyright.PENANAQGI4Pou76N
And know you will bloom,51Please respect copyright.PENANAnM3mbRsfhB
And your mighty bows will bear,51Please respect copyright.PENANA3lyuN5uZh7
The sweetest of fruit.51Please respect copyright.PENANAwo8cUIwdGt
Though few who know me know it,51Please respect copyright.PENANAJy2jNpYZYx
Longed for it to end.51Please respect copyright.PENANA1liKuvh9bi
51Please respect copyright.PENANA07d9Mg7aIL
I've heard the sweet call,51Please respect copyright.PENANAwd0enR6qVT
Whispered in my ear at times,51Please respect copyright.PENANAVOjey2iL4z
For self-oblivion.51Please respect copyright.PENANAYal4OK2dGj
51Please respect copyright.PENANAamNkyBsL1f
But it always passed,51Please respect copyright.PENANAJBVA9k0si7
Too many unfulfilled dreams,51Please respect copyright.PENANAPeIUlam0fK
I could not let die.51Please respect copyright.PENANAXuwWwvvbyY
51Please respect copyright.PENANAKjoFhqUBfF
Though not a young girl,51Please respect copyright.PENANAktfbvxFu6I
I still can relate to pain,51Please respect copyright.PENANA4IzfqkzNN1
That's too hard to bear.51Please respect copyright.PENANAtxBjv172Xd
51Please respect copyright.PENANAHmYVaSMcl1
They bring tears of blood,51Please respect copyright.PENANARgWlhvVYoG
Young colleagues' words with the pain,51Please respect copyright.PENANAaSms5CjSs5
They struggle to bear.51Please respect copyright.PENANAIzaK6jNUir
51Please respect copyright.PENANATDlDRAljt4
Doing themselves harm,51Please respect copyright.PENANA34tG4bi5l7
To escape the greater pain,51Please respect copyright.PENANAAqYs91plDm
Of their precious lives.51Please respect copyright.PENANAvRvQ8kjU3H
51Please respect copyright.PENANAQjpkTBAj3U
I beg you each, please,51Please respect copyright.PENANAkwMHGt8UHC
Put down the knife, syringe, pipe,51Please respect copyright.PENANAnmlmMUxL3a
No answers in them.51Please respect copyright.PENANAm0UpyHInYR
51Please respect copyright.PENANAZ5bfl3PDPI
The answer's in you,51Please respect copyright.PENANApUQ70FHC2r
In that hidden spark buried,51Please respect copyright.PENANAVBbWSkfF1H
Beneath all the pain.51Please respect copyright.PENANAcdBoAhEO3X
51Please respect copyright.PENANAFuFrc8S70W
Incredible YOU!51Please respect copyright.PENANA2ACr6Ld34Q
Unique, in the multiverse,51Please respect copyright.PENANApUwZVivgAk
No other like you.51Please respect copyright.PENANA9UladLgejS
51Please respect copyright.PENANA35JizCInMM
No one with your skills,51Please respect copyright.PENANAUEzHab966O
No other voice quite like yours,51Please respect copyright.PENANAeXO1KYeFF3
To sing us your truth.51Please respect copyright.PENANAcHJPhwAQQs
51Please respect copyright.PENANA8sqDQJdYJ5
Boundless potential,51Please respect copyright.PENANAEhbQb1eNKJ
Still a tiny, precious seed,51Please respect copyright.PENANAnYfDTifnLf
Waiting to take root.51Please respect copyright.PENANAKNUdAsZpdJ
51Please respect copyright.PENANADDCdkP251I
Life's fetid manure,51Please respect copyright.PENANAp0zbV1Wja9
With tears of joy and sorrow,51Please respect copyright.PENANAJIzKZ6VYOb
Will help you to bloom.51Please respect copyright.PENANAYUSOwVm5l3
51Please respect copyright.PENANAniK7D5aRa7
The spark in your heart,51Please respect copyright.PENANAZIEPbNonOU
Will burst into flame in time,51Please respect copyright.PENANAjc6pFATPFl
Through your poetry.51Please respect copyright.PENANAHDKtGpAAxq
51Please respect copyright.PENANAxqoZTODmL1
Purifying all,51Please respect copyright.PENANABotqnJGlna
The specters and dark shadows,51Please respect copyright.PENANA7cmL4yoeTl
That now haunt your nights.51Please respect copyright.PENANAw3NZKLT8Ud
51Please respect copyright.PENANAgkQyRg2gFO
Look in the mirror,51Please respect copyright.PENANAWgVYWqXxyQ
Beyond the scars and tear tracks,51Please respect copyright.PENANAozEN9hIu4c
To that ember's glow.51Please respect copyright.PENANAp2GQodS3Om
51Please respect copyright.PENANAQGI4Pou76N
And know you will bloom,51Please respect copyright.PENANAnM3mbRsfhB
And your mighty bows will bear,51Please respect copyright.PENANA3lyuN5uZh7
The sweetest of fruit.51Please respect copyright.PENANAwo8cUIwdGt
51Please respect copyright.PENANA39ysDBCa4w
51Please respect copyright.PENANABRQFy9G5yG
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 only51Please respect copyright.PENANAN2PpIy1xTI