Remembering Sylvia Plath

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What she might have been was hidden Beneath self-destruction and depression Despair so black it silenced light, war-ridden Life without purpose, true love forbidden Leaving darkest doubt lost in the impression What she might have been was hidden Her emotions, joy and hope, bedridden A hole in her soul reflects every transgression Despair so black it silenced light, war-ridden Wonders in tears, promise of love, backslidden Suicide whispering like a taunting obsession What she might have been was hidden Love cried out to her but she simply didn’t Hear its voice – its feeling a wonderous confession Despair so black it silenced the light, war-ridden The music of prayers erasing suspicions, unbidden Warring inside her, awful confusion and aggression What she might have been was hidden Despair so black it silenced the light, war-ridden

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 12/27/2022 9:54:00 AM

Deep and thought provoking one. I read about her and her suffering. I was not a huge fan of her poetry, but who knows what she could have come up with if she had a different attitude on life. very creative and well written villanelle