Charlotte: With somber mien
they exhort us to mistrust our eyes.
I will not subject myself to their "truth".
My eyes and spirit remain free.
Sylvia: Free? For how long?
They’ll force feed us "facts"
until we vomit up blood.
They’ll gouge our eyes with diversions
until our souls are hulled.
Me: There is no way out but through.
Alone, it is impossible.
I breathe in the strength
of a world that rebels by living.
I hope it is enough.
Photo by Amy Hirschi on Unsplash
Song Choice: I Won't Back Down covered by Dawn Landes
Liner Notes for This Groove: This piece was originally inspired by the prompt given over at Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads: Twitter Me a Gothic Poem, where Magaly asked us to create a poem from tweets from two of the writers she has listed, and our own tweet back at them. I chose Charlotte Bronte and Sylvia Plath. I've also linked it to Poets and Storytellers United's Friday Writings prompt, Different Points of View.
Liner Notes for This Groove: This piece was originally inspired by the prompt given over at Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads: Twitter Me a Gothic Poem, where Magaly asked us to create a poem from tweets from two of the writers she has listed, and our own tweet back at them. I chose Charlotte Bronte and Sylvia Plath. I've also linked it to Poets and Storytellers United's Friday Writings prompt, Different Points of View.
First, I should say that I love your presentation. If I had seen it earlier, I might've stolen it. :-D Now, to the poem, wow. I grinned like a lunatic when I read Sylvia's bit. I can see her outrage in her eyes, in the fist she's shaking at the air... I enjoyed all three stanzas. But yes, I do love Plath's.
ReplyDeleteI think I worked hardest on that one because I admire the quirky sweet way she does gloom.
DeleteThank God for these women who vocalized the feminine voice! How many women deemed mad were in fact gifted?
ReplyDeleteFar too many I'm afraid. And thank goodness for those who speak up.
DeleteHah! Yes, yes--
ReplyDeleteHere's to all the feisty mad girls. Long may they speak up.
DeleteYeah! Yes, women speak up, act up.
ReplyDeleteI'll raise a glass to that!
DeleteLuv the defiance in all three voices. Great Spunk
ReplyDeleteHappy Sunday
much love...
Thanks Gillena
DeleteLovely presentation Rommy!❤️ And gosh I love the title!❤️
ReplyDeleteAs soon as I thought of it, I knew I had to use it.
DeleteThat was different. ...and thoroughly enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteThanks! The prompt was super tricky, which lends itself to different.
DeleteWow! I echo what everyone else has already said.
ReplyDeleteI love 'rebels by living' – and yes, I too hope it is enough.
I think many of us do
DeleteThis is just gorgeous, and just plain good advice:
ReplyDeleteI breathe in the strength
of a world that rebels by living.
I hope it is enough.
Thanks De
DeleteFantastic!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteI hope so, too ~
ReplyDeleteHope can keep things running for quite a bit.
DeleteHa, I didn't remember it from last time, and once again loved it all and fastened particularly on the idea of 'rebels by living' – then looked through the comments and found that was exactly how I responded first time around too. Here's to all us rebels!
ReplyDeleteI hope it is enough... ominous... can just rebelling by living be enough to stop the force feeding and diversions... I sure hope so because it is all that I can do.
ReplyDeleteIt is so good to go back to this one. I still love the mental cackles Sylvia's bit brings to mind. And the threesome is a wild match made in ink--brilliant!
ReplyDeleteI like how good friends can bounce ideas off of each other like that.
ReplyDeleteLove the differences in the women's thinking.
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