Confessions of a Guilty Mind

by Dr. Mousse

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Year 1942

I am a soldier. A proud man to be serving my country. Doing what is considered right. I am a Nazi.
Or should I say, was?

Everyday, I watch innocent people die. Sent to the left or right. Labor or death. All in the flick of my wrist.
But why?

We’re told that we are weeding out the dirt and filth from our society. Only blaming those who were meant to be blamed. But, who decides that? Hitler?
I stop sorting for a moment, resting; as if flicking my wrist tires me. But, it does. Knowing that by a single, almost involuntary, movement, I determine the rest of people’s lives.

Young. Old. Weak. Strong.

A fellow soldier comes over. Soldier? Hah. More like executioner. He looks down at me, crouched on the ground.
Asks, “Sind Sie gut?” Are you alright?
I look at him tears collecting in my eyes.
“Why do we do this? Why?,” I ask.
He looks at me, examining my character. He turns away slowly and quietly responds, “Wir sind gerade folgende Aufträge.”

We are just following orders.

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  1. Confessions of a Guilty Mind

    butterflygirl6106's Buddy Icon butterflygirl6106

    Posted 5 months ago

    very real, yet who do we fear the person we are harming or our superior’s who give the orders. It is a very thin line between what is right and what is wrong. If it means keeping my soul in-tact then I guess I choose not to harm. realistic dipiction of that time.

  2. Confessions of a Guilty Mind

    Dr. Mousse's Buddy Icon Dr. Mousse

    Posted 5 months ago

    I wrote this based off true facts and used the famous line from the Nuremberg Trials, “We were just following orders.”

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    Melia's Buddy Icon Melia

    Posted 5 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    This is excellent. Truly excellent. You’re very talented!
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  4. Confessions of a Guilty Mind

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 5 months ago

    Quite chilling and effective. Consider me impressed.
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    heartbeats echocho's Buddy Icon heartbeats echocho

    Posted 5 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    can i join the group of those impressed? this is incredible! i love the touch of german (?) and the way this flows. awesome job
    dang, you’re a gifted writer…. :)
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  6. Confessions of a Guilty Mind

    SKermitgorf's Buddy Icon SKermitgorf

    Posted 5 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Chilling confession, best in the series.

  7. Confessions of a Guilty Mind

    invisibility_disability's Buddy Icon invisibility_disability

    Posted 2 months ago

    extremely impressed.
    beyond impressed. i never thought about whether or not the Nazis ever considered the fact that millions of innocent peoples’ lives could end with a flick of the wrist.
    verrrrryyy well-written. kudos.

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