Poetry

Confess

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Written by Jacob Ibrag

Walking into the

police station, she began

to confess to whoever would

listen. ‘I killed a man tonight.

He gave me his heart and I

stabbed it with a knife.’

 Photography by Stefan Beutle

47 comments on “Confess”

  1. Ann Oblivion's avatar
    The Hedonist
    September 29, 2016

    Confession of these types requires you to be strong enough. Painful yet beautifully written. 😊

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  2. Covert Novelist's avatar
    Covert Novelist
    September 29, 2016

    Spectacular! So much expression in but a few words! Awesome!

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  3. Alexis Rose's avatar
    Alexis Rose
    September 29, 2016

    Wow! Just, Wow!! 🙂

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  4. chris jensen's avatar
    chris jensen
    September 29, 2016

    Very nicely crafted…

    chris

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  5. sparkyjen's avatar
    Sparkyjen
    September 29, 2016

    Eek Gads! I didn’t see that coming. But I caught your drift. It cut right to the chase. WOW!!!

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  6. inspirememonica's avatar
    whythemonnot
    September 29, 2016

    Love this.

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  8. Abby Berman's avatar
    Tracing Abby
    September 29, 2016

    Beautiful! So simple but it speaks with such volume.

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  9. pranabaxom's avatar
    pranabaxom
    September 29, 2016

    Succinct and to the point, straight through the heart.

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  10. stories's avatar
    hobbyie
    September 29, 2016

    Photo is Stefan Beutler’s Fragile

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  11. A @ Moylom Art Studio's avatar
    A @ moylomenterprises
    September 29, 2016

    Free the soul…

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  12. Cakeordeath's avatar
    cakeordeathsite
    September 29, 2016

    Strong stuff, gorgeous photo.

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  13. Kαℓєι Ｋｉｔｅｓ's avatar
    Kαℓєι Ｋｉｔｅｓ
    September 29, 2016

    Your words left me speechless!!! 😲 This is simply brilliant.

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  14. A. R. Jwailie's avatar
    Captain Cipher
    September 29, 2016

    ’cause i ain’t got one to give mine.

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  15. rothpoetry's avatar
    rothpoetry
    September 30, 2016

    Wonderful metaphor!

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  16. taurusingemini's avatar
    taurusingemini
    September 30, 2016

    so, the narrator is regretting breaking someone’s heart, well, it’s, too little, too late for that, woudln’t you say…

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  17. Bonsai's avatar
    Bonsai
    September 30, 2016

    Fan of freckles and short poems!

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  18. rishitabanik's avatar
    rishitabanik
    September 30, 2016

    Wonderful and charming
    Follow me at rishitabanik.wordpress.com for more poems

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  19. breezyskyla's avatar
    breezyskyla
    September 30, 2016

    Intriguing ,made me want more!!!

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  20. foxesandpoems's avatar
    foxesandpoems
    September 30, 2016

    But it was in self defense….. 😉

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  21. mitchteemley's avatar
    mitchteemley
    September 30, 2016

    I was the man she stabbed.

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  22. Jasper Hoogendam's avatar
    Jasper Hoogendam
    October 1, 2016

    A metaphor. How often haven’t I failed to stop myself?

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  24. A. Saab's avatar
    Amy Begun Saab
    October 12, 2016

    oh…geez, she is stunning! Fantastic shot! Congratulations! ~amy

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