The theater is dark. Darkness makes us wary.
Why not be theater which plays the scary?
Aesthetically, it’s best to bring the lights down;
Unfortunately for jester, romancer and clown,
Unfortunately for joy, melting in tears,
Darkness is best for terror and fears.
The lecture coughs, and is too slow.
Genius bleeds the anxiety of Poe.
The golden idea and the silver speech
Need separate parts to connect and teach—
But we—in the dark, the audience, here—
Are one. Fantasy is atmosphere.