NaPoWriMo 2018, #Day 29: Behind The Shimmering Veil.

Today’s  challenge from NaPoWriMo is to Simply pick a poem from the Plath poetry calendar, and then write a poem that responds or engages with your chosen Plath poem in some way.

I decided to go with this poem by Sylvia Plath.

Behind the shimmering veil 

I hope behind the veil is what i wished for all year,

is it round or is it flat?

 

I know i will love it, i will ensure i treasure it,

it wants me to hold it and open it gently,

its reading my mind, i can see it looking at me.

 

Will i look good when i appear with it?

will the black eye- pits and scar be visible?

 

Let me concentrate as i cook,

i want to ensure the flour is enough,

let me just follow the every step to the later.

 

Now i know this is what was to be announced,

jokes on them, cause its no longer a surprise.

 

The gaze it gives me, i think it wants me to caress it,

if they are bones or a pearl button, i will use it for decoration.

 

I didn’t feel that i deserved a present,

been alive is just a daily miracle.

 

I stopped before i could kill myself,

now whats behind the veil and the shimmers.

 

Let me stop guessing what’s behind the veil,

i will appreciate anything i get.

 

Is it a must you give it to me?

it might be tiny but its still okay with me.

 

Copyright   2018,

Tracy Jane- All rights reserved.

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