I didnt want any flowers, I only wantedTo lie with my hands turned up and be utterly empty.How free it is, you have no idea how freeThe peacefulness is so big it dazes you,And it asks nothing, a name tag, a few trinkets.It is what the dead close on, finally; I imagine them Shutting their mouths on it, like a Communion tablet.

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Sylvia Plath was a 20th-century American poet and writer. Sylvia Plath was an American poet and author. She is credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry and is best known for The Colossus and Other Poems (1960), Ariel (1965), and The Bell Jar (1963), a semi-autobiographical novel published one month before her suicide. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Death — Contemplations on mortality, loss, and the legacy we leave
  • Peace — The pursuit of harmony, reconciliation, and inner calm
  • Religion — Exploring belief systems, worship, and spiritual practice

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