Knowing how to learn effectively by counter-example,
One teaches oneself plenty by mere observation;
foremost via honest observation of One's very own Self!

He's tormented by his past
Every night
Wakes up in a sweaty mess
And out of breath
Goes In his bathroom  
Stares in the mirror
Not sure what he's looking at
Then Yells and yells
Finally he punches the glass
Shredding his worn out knuckle  
Pulls the mirror from the hinges out of frustration
Throws it on the floor
While the voices in his head laugh
He strips the shower curtain
Rips it in half
Then yells some more
Until his throat becomes sore
Goes under the bathroom sink
Grabs the hammer
That's awefully dull
Grips it tight in his hand
Until the pain he can't withstand
Then he goes at the walls
Bashing
Smashing
Trying to destroy it all
He's tormented by his past
Still see flashes of memories
Dancing on the shattered glass
Finally he stops
And drops
The broken glass imbed itself in his knees
There's a woman smiling at him
From within a shard of glass
"You don't have to cry anymore, go back to sleep"

Capillaries calloused colluding to cease circulating,
septum slowly severing,
ventricles vilely venting,
atrium awefully aching,
worn out walls wailing.

Captain Cranium capture that cunning crooked Cupid!
Hazardously hasty it hangs from his sleeve,
dodging the darts of desire,
new neural paths he tries to rewire.

Drive slow weary heart,
too fast too forward you start,
travel to a more tender tune,
beauty will bloom soon.