6/22/2026
Here is another step into “blackout poetry” also using an excerpt from The Great Gatsby.
Poem:
That unfamiliar face was staring terrified,
As if he “killed” a man.
He began denying his name with every word.
The dream slipped away, struggling toward his lost voice.
I know the “faces” are outrageous, but I think the face on the left is eye-catching, and because the subject’s life is over, I imagined a skull or the death of the life he once had. To me, the multiple dragonfly images remind me of a dream sequence. Looking it up, I found that dragonflies can symbolize change and self-realization, which fits since the subject is realizing what he is about to lose.
This is a fun project I’ll keep doing from time to time. It’s something easy to do when I want an outlet but don’t want to take on a big project. Angie