My Green Demon

This is a poem based on the symbolic green light in The Great Gatsby.

Morgan Sennhauser
Short Story
A poem written for assignment about the symbolic green light in The Great Gatsby
2007
Last revised: September 13, 2007

My Green Demon


Out my window
Across the way
A light so bright
And far away

It keeps flashing
To show a sign
Encouraging
Me to find

The green light
Across the bay
Holds so much
In a heartfelt way

I reach for it
Across the sky so blue
Hoping that
My dreams come true