I was ten when they buried you. At twenty I tried to die And get back, back, back to you. I thought even the bones would do. But they pulled me out of the sack, And they stuck me together with glue. And then I knew what to do. I made a model of you, A man in black with a Meinkampf look
- Anne Sexton
- June Jordan
- Sylvia Plath
- Joyce Carol Oates
Answer
The correct answer is C) Sylvia Plath.
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