It Started Out Quiet

It started out quiet Like a dull hum Then grew like cancer Till my body was numb The shock, hurt tears and pain All to form something I could not sustain A part of my heart broke My eyes bled the tears I cried out the memories of many, many years They started out quiet Then struck me like lightening Attacking my soul more than ever so slightly My face forms a mask Shields this demon inside A demon of guilt, anger, sadness All in one night It started out quiet Then part of me died. Source: https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/may-eleventh