sound

his voice held no self assurance, it quavered
it was so odd listening to my child on the phone
i actually listened not just to what he was saying
but to his voice

his voice was very odd, different
not like at any other time
i call him or talk to him

he did not sound good
ever talked to someone who did not feel safe where they were at?

that was the sound of his voice
he knew his dad wasn't going to help him and he was asking me for help

and all he needed was help with a computer game...............