When Will It Stop? Poem by Melissa Joy Chesky

When will it stop?
This constant pain,
This dark coldness
That never goes away.

When will it stop?
This evil voice inside
Saying cut, cut
Slice, slice
Over and over again
Until my breaking point.

When will it stop?
The constant shedding
Of tears of hatred
And of fear.

When will it stop?
This disgusting cycle
That people says helps
But only destroys.

When will it stop?
This constant betrayal
That spreads like an
Infectious disease.

When will it stop?
These constant reminders
Of my flaws
In my head
Repeating like a
Broken record.

When will it stop?
As the light fades
From view,
As darkness defeats
The light,
As all pain ebbs away
Into a nothingness,
As death embraces me
In its cold, deadly grasp.