Hey everyone! i wrote this poem quite a long time ago, after i watched the bbc adaptation of Great Expectations at Christmas :)
i first read Great Expectations when i was quite young- and it was the first classic i ever read- but as ive got older ive started to appreciate the different themes, and could actually have sympathy for Miss Havisham instead of hating her on the spot like i did originally!
a few lines from the book inspired this poem:
"Do you know what i touch here?"...
"your heart."
"Broken!"
She uttered the word with an eager look, and with strong emphasis, and with a weird smile that had a kind of boast in it.
At the start of the poem, i imagine Miss Havisham to be almost proud about her broken heart- because she 'knows' what is wrong with men and she thinks she has done the smart thing to save herself from more hurt, by locking herself in denial. Towards the end i think she realises that it has only ruined her chance of ever finding happiness- and has also ruined Estella's chance of happiness with a man who would truly love her.
I find great expectations so facinating, because i have often wondered whether Pip did truly love Estella- or only 'loved' her because of Miss Havisham putting the idea in his head.
so...enjoy! any comments good or bad would be greatly appreciated :)
p.s- i dont own any of Charles Dickens masterpieces
Broken- A Miss Havisham poem
I am broken
Unbounded, crestfallen
United
We are broken
Reignited, purposeful
United.
We are alone
But alone we have each other
My life, my love
She is my daughter
A promise made
A promise broken
Tomorrow a new dawn
For us
For us.
We are strong
Fixed
We know what is wrong
What is amiss
The love of a man
The love of another
The blade shattered
Broken soul
She will love him yet
And I will be alone.
I am broken
Unbounded, crestfallen
Undecided
Left alone to wither
To die
At the hand of men
I couldn't save myself
But I can save her.
Oh Estella,
You should have listened
He will break your heart yet
You will be broken
Broken.