The Reset Button

If you press it, the torment will stop. The voices in your head will quiet. You will no longer have to decode their morbid thoughts. You will no longer have to feel their sad songs. You will no longer have to argue with them. The voices will drift off to sleep. If you press the button, it will feel so smooth as you run your fingers across its red plastic surface. When you push down, you will feel elated for exactly one moment. Then it will hurt, but the voices will be gone and it will be over. Right after you press the button, it will be painful and it might also hurt your best friend or your lover or your parents but it will be over. Until next time.