A Confession

I warned him not
to rock the boat
but as usual he
couldn’t help himself.

We ended up in
a half-embrace.
Betrayals gathered
like clouds & a storm

brewed. He tugged
at the jib of my fragile
emotions but they ripped
& blew away.

A giant wave crashed
on top of us and he began to
tumble overboard. I grabbed
his foot before he plunged

into the white-capped sea
but at the last second
I loosened my grip
and let go.

Jill G. Hall

This poem was first published in the
San Diego Poetry Annual
2014 – 2015.

6 Comments

Indy on April 9, 2015 at 4:10 pm

Very nice, Jill! Love it! And Congrats!

Rebecca on April 13, 2015 at 11:24 am

Congratulations, Jill. Nice work!

Mark Weber on April 15, 2015 at 12:47 am

Just love it Jill. It had me pondering what you were trying to say.

jill on April 18, 2015 at 3:47 pm

In this poem I’m not trying to say anything deep. Don’t worry it’s not autobiographical. I wrote it spontaneously and it’s just the way it came out. Thanks for reading it!
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