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Guilt, Confession and Redemption: A Fable of Morality

By 4 April 2018June 29th, 2026No Comments1 min read
Artwork by Steven Bingham, London, UK.

a fable of morality

the fabulist recited a fable. a commoner distressed,
knocked the parish door of a priest. i have killed
a man sleeping with my wife. what shall i do?
the priest grimaced. the commoner killed him too,

& on the run he went from parish to parish killing priests.
on the 99th day in the 99th parish & bloody exhausted
he cried his confessions to a priest. you are forgiven he said.
the commoner dropped dead with a smile on his face.


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