The Pain That Takes All Pain Away

THE PAIN THAT TAKES ALL PAIN AWAY

I touch it.

It is silver, shiny and sharp

It gives me power, stages a flurry.

I need to do it –

To feel it against my skin

Just one slit

 For the pain that takes all pain away.

Oh, it burns.

And I smile. I feel better.

I feel uplifted!

I know I shouldn’t do this

Nothing is right!

But it heals while it cuts,

The pain that takes all pain away-

From the struggles and the chaos of the day,

It shuts my eye. No hurt, no want.

A teardrop escapes, falls on the floor.

Twilight fades. Night falls.

And I am left to myself.

Alone, Again. Alone, like always.

                                                                                             Ananya Ajay Kumar