After Reading The Bell Jar

as it says, better than these words

curl up like black paper

burning like a moth,

a glove turned inside out;

trapped too under a house,

a circle hidden and musty;

fragile under steps,

let us escape the carrying,

legions of white coats,

corridors as long as life.

Reviews

[Cascara (aka Sprint Goe..]

surrealism traps us into a special world indeed; very relatable words

[jacob erin-cilberto]

you really capture Sylvia here so well...

no one could seem to help her, especially the white coats---she couldn't escape herself.
very well written piece---she was caught in her bell jar...no air holes with which to breathe.
j.

[Ken Simm.]

A wonderfully atmospheric poem in its own right as well as giving further insights into Sylvia Plaths work.
Insightful and thoughtful.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

I now wish I had read it! Another amazing use of words to capture the feelings and sentiments that Sylvia Plath engendered in this novel. The metaphors are brilliant as always, with an element of mystery and always to provoke thought and emotions. The first stanza simply dragged me in Leslie!