The Ballad of Mileva Einstein It’s known since the days of Czar Lazarus: A household hosts only one genius We had a daughter, Mileva Marić Reared in an empire, Austro-Hungary We loved her so much that we let her leave To learn Physics at Zurich University It was the dawn of the Twentieth Century A woman in Science was rare indeed She loved a peer, neither Christian nor Turk And his a household name, until this day! He called her “wild,” he named her “gypsy” Under her spell of “Slavic intensity” Our modern woman in mind and in love Made love to this German, unmarried, unbound Something grew in Mileva then It wrecked her health, her genius spent Adversity sends Serbs into the woods Mileva, on retreat, wandered in deep Nightmare pains tore up our hero inside: Mileva gave birth to a rope of thorns. She claimed it was a stillborn named Lieserl, Not the death of twins: a career, ambitions Because now it was only right For Einstein to make her his wife That was when her darkest problems began, As she assumed the role of legal spouse Keeping his house, raising Albert’s sons Meant her life as a physicist was done. He claimed Relativity, then had fun: Wandered, cheated, and asked for a divorce Back in Serbian woods—a sprout Mileva’s soul, rosebush, peeked out But in her mortal body, rot, decay, Tubercular scars had their final say Our hero died alone, confused and poor In a Europe bereaved by World at War Another woman’s body lowered back into the ground, her labor forgotten. Something of Mileva didn’t die A woods-deep thorn bush still grows wild Think twice before you praise that genius, And be mindful of the wild roses. Once Science is ready, Daughter Of Thorns Will rise, return, and you will know her name! It’s known since the days of Czar Lazarus: A household hosts only one genius. ![]() Bio: Laura Eppinger is a Pushcart-nominated writer of fiction, poetry and essay. She graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA in 2008 with a degree in Journalism, and she's been writing creatively ever since. She's the blog editor at Newfound Journal. Her publication list lives here:http://lolionthekaap.blogspot.com/p/creative-writing.html
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