I could not rest

This image shows a blackout poetry piece created on page 65 of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein”. The text is predominantly obscured with black marker, with visible brushstrokes. Select words and phrases have been left uncovered, creating a new poetic message.

By Cecilia Cho

I could not rest,

lovely night
blooming and
motionless
the anguish
my secret
corpse. At first I
lay,
clasping hands

with

evening
This picture is
temptation murdered

Come, dearest

We are all unhappy;
be our
God
live to witness the cruel,
the

mourning,

observe the joy.