A red rose lies across a cracked black hand mirror on charcoal.

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Leslie Crosbie

With all my heart, I still love the man I killed.

— The Letter

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

A stark confession that holds two opposing facts together. The speaker admits to loving, wholeheartedly and still, the man they killed. It puts deep affection and a terrible act in one breath, leaving the contradiction unresolved.

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