<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=421880" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>A Confession from the Jailhouse</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">I killed my brother in a dream<br>And heard my mother sob and scream<br>For me to stop and spare his life<br>And put away that carving knife.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">My brother was an upright man, <br>The successful type who always can<br>Elicit praise from everyone<br>For all the good things they have done.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He never gambled, never lied, <br>And never showed a bit of pride<br>Though he achieved far more than most -<br>No, I never heard my brother boast.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He was his parents hope and joy<br>From when he was a little boy, <br>And yet I claim he was a thief<br>Who brought me so much pain and grief.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I met a lass and fell in love<br>And promised by the stars above<br>That I'd be faithful, always true, <br>And worship her my whole life through.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">She met my brother at a dance, <br>He smiled at her and took his chance, <br>My 'noble' brother stole from me<br>The girl I loved so jealously.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Alas, my dream became a fact<br>That night I callously attacked<br>My brother with a kitchen knife<br>Because I knew he'd steal my wife.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Now they have locked me in a cell<br>When I should surely burn in Hell, <br>I killed a better man than me<br>And they will never set me free.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=John+Thorkild+Ellison">John Thorkild Ellison</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=421880" data-title="A Confession from the Jailhouse de John Thorkild Ellison" data-description="I killed my brother in a dream And heard my mother sob and scream For me to stop and spare his life And put away that carving knife. My brother was an upright man, The successful type who always can Elicit praise from everyone For all the good t..."></div> </div> </div>

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