The Revenge of Sylvia Plath: Part 1

Brilliant poet Whose life was consumed with tragedy Existence filled with bitter losses Happiness forsaking her life Passionate romance With poet Ted Hughes Swept her away Bringing magic into her dreary life Relationship intensified And they became united Living in marital bliss Coddling their two children For a short spell Through their love of poetry They formed a special bond That was destroyed by an opportunist A temptress named Assia Tender kisses turned into lonely tears As Ted's desire for Assia waxed His interest for Sylvia waned Her life now engulfed in despair She found it hard to cope with the reality That was her life She decided to kiss Ted goodbye forever By placing her head in the oven And turning the gas on Ending her pain forever From there Assia stepped into Sylvia's shoes Residing in the home where Ted and Sylvia Shared their lives together Raising her children Loving her husband As if she were taking Sylvia's place But, even after Sylvia joined the dark realm Walking hand and hand with the grim reaper Her memory still lingered behind Her former home with Ted Became like a shrine Filled with the overwhelming presence Of Sylvia's most treasured possessions Assia could not escape the ghost Of her former rival's presence Though in life Sylvia was cast aside and forgotten Now it seemed that her spirit Would not let go Of the injustices she suffered At the hands of the manipulative woman Who used every ploy To steal Ted away from her