"But concealment makes the soul a swamp. Confession is how you drain it."
— Blow, Charles (b. 1970)
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Work Title
Date
September 19, 2014
Metaphor
"But concealment makes the soul a swamp. Confession is how you drain it."
Metaphor in Context
I had done what the world had signaled I must: hidden the thorn in my flesh, held "the demon" at bay, kept the covenant, borne the weight of my crooked cross. But concealment makes the soul a swamp. Confession is how you drain it.
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Provenance
Reading
Citation
Charles M. Blow, "Up From Pain," New York Times (September 19, 2014). <Link to NYTimes.com>
Date of Entry
09/29/2014
