Sharing one of my poems inspired by Slyvia Plath’s quotes. She would have been 86 today.
“Yes, there is joy, fulfillment and companionship—but the loneliness of the soul in its appalling self-consciousness is horrible and overpowering.”
—Sylvia Plath
I hate you for replacing my
loneliness with your balmy presence
With my soliloquy
with your sweet symphonies
With my moments of monotonous emotions
with a rainbow laced with
Love
Desire
Passion
And everything in between
My eternal silences
With your giggles and laughter
filling and seeping in the gaps in between
where you have secretly lightened the
deep dark corners of my heart
with your moonlight presence
Playing hide and seek
With your smile
as bright as crackling fireworks
With your aura
your illuminating presence
consuming my darkness from within
I hate you for taking away the
sorrow which was mine
my mind seeded
with my forlorn thoughts
And filled it with love
which is yours
Oh! I hate you
for loving me so deeply.
–Megha
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Very profound.
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Thanks Sadje
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Oh and I love you for writing this. Such a beautiful and profound poetry. Sylvia Plath is my favourite❤️
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Thanks so much Sameera.Yes she was a genius of confessional poetry
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Beautiful, dear.
I hate you for taking away the
sorrow which was mine…
I loved him but hated him for making her look so small. She lived in his shadow. Such a talent. What a pity.
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Thanks so much Bojana.You read with it with your heart thanks for this.
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It needed to be. You’re to blame.
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Hahaha.. thanks so much dear
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Those juxtaposition of emotions. A charming read
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Thanks for the read Shantanu
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My pleasure
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Lovely read
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Thanks so much Jaya
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Captivating from start to finish.
Playing hide and seek
With your smile
as bright as crackling fireworks
With your aura
your illuminating presence
consuming my darkness from within
Especially loved this part 🙂
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Thanks so much for pointing out the line.It feels special
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This was as beautiful as it was deep.
Nice of you to remind us of Plarh.
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Thanks Andrew so much for reading.Great to hear from you after a long time Hope you are doing well
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All is well. Finally ready to return after my brief hiatus, A pleasure to reconnect with your words.
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Good to know you are well.
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Deep and powerful (I also love Plath)
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Thanks Paul.Glad to know that
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Great take on the Plath piece Lovely 😊
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Thanks so much for your kind words.
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I loved your piece on this!! Do you imagine she just didn’t know how to cope with being loved? She is someone I would love to go back and meet. So many questions…
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Powerful! Love this!
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Thanks do much for reading this
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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