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I former wore the other kind

A blackout poem made from a page of poetry by Emily Dickinson. The page is completely covered except for a few words that remain, forming the poem. The page is colored in green, but down the center of the page is an area of black. In this section there are drawings of green star-shaped plants and birds running down the page. Drawings of purple, yellow, and pink flowers are pasted on the green section.

By Amelia Burton ’23 @violetmoonflower

I former wore
The other
kind.
numb difference
start
certainties of
the soul,
plausible becomes
fictitious
my mistake
Heaven
craved worship

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