Poetry

Confess

by eyes + words
Comments 47

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. 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
    September 29, 2016

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

    Liked by 4 people

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  3. Alexis Rose
    September 29, 2016

    Wow! Just, Wow!! 🙂

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  4. chris jensen
    September 29, 2016

    Very nicely crafted…

    chris

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  5. 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. whythemonnot
    September 29, 2016

    Love this.

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  8. Tracing Abby
    September 29, 2016

    Beautiful! So simple but it speaks with such volume.

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  9. pranabaxom
    September 29, 2016

    Succinct and to the point, straight through the heart.

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  10. hobbyie
    September 29, 2016

    Photo is Stefan Beutler’s Fragile

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  11. A @ moylomenterprises
    September 29, 2016

    Free the soul…

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  12. cakeordeathsite
    September 29, 2016

    Strong stuff, gorgeous photo.

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  13. Kαℓєι Ｋｉｔｅｓ
    September 29, 2016

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

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  14. Captain Cipher
    September 29, 2016

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

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  15. rothpoetry
    September 30, 2016

    Wonderful metaphor!

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  16. 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
    September 30, 2016

    Fan of freckles and short poems!

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  18. rishitabanik
    September 30, 2016

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

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  19. breezyskyla
    September 30, 2016

    Intriguing ,made me want more!!!

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  20. foxesandpoems
    September 30, 2016

    But it was in self defense….. 😉

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  21. mitchteemley
    September 30, 2016

    I was the man she stabbed.

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  22. Jasper Hoogendam
    October 1, 2016

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

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  24. Amy Begun Saab
    October 12, 2016

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

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