Erased Land ·

come straight in

This image shows a blackout poetry page with a header that says "THE COCKTAIL PARTY" and a page number of 345. Most of the words on the page are covered with black marker, letting the remaining words reveal a poetic message. On the top right side of the page, there is a cut out and pasted image of a brownish, grayish pigeon. Beneath the pigeon, there is a cut out and pasted image of a black and white man, dressed in a suit and pageboy hat. On the top left side of the page, there is a sticker of a leafy, green sprig. On the bottom left of the page, there is a cut out and pasted image of three, drawn gears. On the bottom right side of the page, there is a sticker of a whale and a baby whale in an underwater scene. The bottom of the sticker says "THE WHALE."

By Unknown

come straight in

THE COCKTAIL PARTY
come straight in.
[Exit
almost immediately.]
We have not much time.
man
was only impatient
to delay
To lower his resistance
implicitly,
he regards me as
Who would know
to consult
Recommended by anyone except his wife.
upon her
my name
triumphant
a march on
to a sanatorium
Where she can’t get at him
penitent. He’s enjoying his illness.
Illness
To escape from himself
to escape
where he wrote from.
yes,
I will go