Never mistake a soft voice for a person being fine.

For even a whimper is a sign of distress.

All that is possible to muster.

Nevertheless dire.

A last ditch cry for help.

Or the only one that there is energy for.

***

Not everyone has the nature of red hot steel.

Biting back equally with the amount of emotional pressure.

Sometimes a quiet voice is drowning logic.

Direct and calm facts that have been ignored for far too long.

Until there is not enough strength left to stay above water.

Giving up in the absence of a life guard.

***

The quiet voice can be the controlled simmering of emotion.

Restraint led by judgment and memory.

Knowing that being explosive is not productive.

Silent observation of all.

Waiting for the best time of action.

Time to leave the best impact.

***

The quietest voice of all is the one of persistence.

Never feeling fine but continuing onward.

A middle ground somewhere between energy and silence.

Hoping to still be there tomorrow.

That the volume does not decrease further.

For being mute means certain death.