Sylvia And Assia

A poem concerning the deaths of Sylvia Plath and Assia Wevill.

"With a Meinkampf look and a love of the screw,"
That man set his red, wicked eye upon you.
Two girls, one German, and one firmly not,
In the same trap were both easily caught.
One looked for strong men to fill her young bed.
One sought a chest on which to lay her head.

Yet she locked the door with the gas turned on
And the other died with child, left by devil-spawn.
Both alone, both confused,
Both beautiful, both used,
And both dead,
Murdered by the b*****d they called Ted.

Author's Note

After Ted Hughes left Sylvia Plath for Assia Wevill, causing Plath to commit suicide, Wevill was torn with guilt and grief, killing herself and her child.

Reviews

[Zoya]

I didnt know about this. Thanks for the knowledge...This is...just...tragic. Yeah, sure this was a nice theme to write on. The flow was really good with an excellent rhyme scheme. Short but clearly gives us an impression of your scornful feelings for this terrible incident. Powerful write. Well done!

[Ethan]

Thank you :)))

[Zoya]

No worries

[Alfred Kukitz]

Innocence succumbing to the sorrows of life. Well written in the saddest of ways.

Regards,
Al

[Ethan]

Thank you :)

[Paul Bell]

Well that's a blast from the past.
Though Wevill did suffer from mental health problems for the greater part of her life.
But poetry wise. I would rate her above Hughes.

[Ethan]

Certainly as did Sylvia

[Priyanshi]

Whoa, good use of rhyming words and even loved the concept you took...i enjoyed it, Ethan.

[Ethan]

Thank you :)

[Priyanshi]

You're welcome.

[emipoemi]

WOW!! This is a fine tribute. You start off well, but the lines grow into a mouthful by Line 4 (just a bit), until you have 2 lines that are too wordy for the musicality to carry through (these can easily be shortened and say what they're saying). Same with Line 7 (this one could dispense the beginning little part, since the "you" in the previous line, at least when I read it, refers to both the women, so it would better read if you have "One....one...." (for isn't the "died with child" and "deserted by devil-spawn" referring to the respective instigators of death for both women?). The ending reads perfectly fine (except since the whole poem is in the past, "called Ted" might be better to write than "call"..... since we're talking about figures of the past as well).

This is otherwise very well done, and I much enjoyed it.

[Ethan]

Yes, you're right. Ill cut their names. And Ted is still living, so I thought I'd keep it in the present considering information was just released that he beat Sylvia.

[Ethan]

Ah, I take it back. He isn't dead. The book I have is a bit dated lol.

[Ethan]

*is dead....