Troubling Murmurs

Jasmine married the Heart two years ago.
They had started a family together,
but now she was afraid of him.

One day the tempo just changed.
The gentle rhythm of their cosy apartment life
erupted.
Through the walls their neighbours could hear
the irr
egul
ar beat*

(*ings)

The Heart promised to see a professional.
But he was unreliable
and completely unpredictable.
The attacks happened randomly
and he never got better.

She felt guilty.
Their daughter adored her father,
but Jasmine wished he would just stop.