The Sins I Can Explain

A Private Accounting By Edan Amankwaa-Benneh Some nights, I am frightened not by what I have done, but by how persuasively I can explain it. The mind—especially a trained, analytical mind—is an accomplished defence counsel. It arranges facts, removes inconvenient context and converts weakness into necessity. Pride becomes principle. Impatience becomes efficiency. Withdrawal becomes peace. […]