It sounds to be a bit of a cliche - liking Sylvia Plath and being mentally ill. However, I thnk it is because the imagery she used in her poems have an affinity with the mental ill health experience.
'Ariel' is one of her most famous poems, and can be found in 'Collected Poems' The imagery is dark and forceful:
And I
Am the arrow,
The dew that flies
Suicidal, at one with the drive
Into the red
Eye,the cauldron of the morning.
That was just the last bit of the poem - Look it up for yourself if you want to read more!
This morning when I woke, drowsy with the hangover from pills, my mind was full like a cauldron. What should I do with my future, am I going to be ill again, are things ever going to be better? Having a mental illness can be hard especially when the outside world is so unforgiving.
Hopefully my day will be ok today - once my red eyes and druggie looks improve!
Ta ta from Carmen
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