April 18 Poem by Sylvia Plath

Alan you can keep telling your self that. I'm pretty sure this poem has no significance to you on purpose, though any piece of writing can be interpreted in that kind of way.

hey shane are you sure about THE BELL JAR by S.P.? ?

My birthday happens to be April 18th. I can't admit that i feel a terribly special significance with this poem. In one of Sylvia Plath's other poems 'You're' she speaks of her pregnancy which she has just discovered. And from the way this was written I feel that the loss of a life in hers is what prompted the writing of this poem. Be it her child or just a family member. But hey, thats just my guess.

As far as I am concerned this is a negative outlook on life or S.P. was full of regret as she wrote these lines. I discovered her novel The Bell Jar and I just found out more about this writer/poet. Little did I know that she was successful in writing but she had some kind of depression becuase the poor girl committed suicide. I wonder what was driving her to end her life so early. I guess I will find out as I turn the pages and read her autobiography. You are truely missed, S.P.! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

My birthday is april the 11th and so i think this poem holds a special significance for me as it is only 7 days away from my birthday.