The Confessor
The Confessor
My dad
became a 'coffin confessor',
telling posthumous secrets,
and voicing previously unspoken opinions,
not for other people though,
for himself,
after he died.
What legacy then
did he leave
for me and my siblings?
A house?
Money?
A car?
A watch even?
Nothing.
He left us nothing.
Except that letter.
My dad, who called a spade a spade
and had a reputation as a hard ass
who beat his kids,
left each of us
a photocopy
of the same damned note.
It was a rant
about how we had offended him,
where we had gone wrong,
let him down
and why he was leaving everything,
every last bean,
to his friend.
A letter
from the grave,
how sick is that?
Why couldn't he tell us
face to face
and what happened to our right of reply?
If there is an afterlife
and I sure hope so,
then one fast approaching day,
I will get to look you in the eye
and ask you, "Why?"
You fucking coward.
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this is one powerful piece, Hobbo, and it was worth waiting for ! You expressed your view point and David’s most cogently; I hope he reads this —
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Thank you John.😊👍
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you’ve succeeded in making me think twice —
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Pleased to hear it my friend. Our thoughts are what make us human after all.🙂👍
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Sounds like a lot of shit went down. 😢. Glad you’ve written a note. I hope there internet in the afterlife and that, instead of ads, you get messages from your family and friends.
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🤣 Afterlife internet eh. Ghoulgle?
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😂😂. Woooootube.
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🤣🤣 You are gravely funny Worms!
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I suspectre you are too. 🙂
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Woah, this is dark! Coward sounds right.
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Thanks!
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By strange coincidence, someone told me to read a book of the same name yesterday.
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🤣 I confess, I haven’t!
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My mother did the same, except no note. No explanation. She left everything to her sister and brother, who were 95 and 97 respectively. Mum was 94 when she passed. My cousins are now happy for her generosity. An explanation would’ve been nice. I like to think she assumed her brother and sister needed the money more, which in fact they did. Life is funny if you remember how to laugh.
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I know. It hurt like hell at the time, but you get over it. Laughter is the best medicine!
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Heartfelt post my friend 👍🖤
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It was! 🤨
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