Through a medium of what was then

It took a seance
to bring back
the soul of a poem
from the dead,
and an Ouji board
to decipher the meaning
while the raven squawks
at the possible rebirth -
the resurrection of Poe,
a shadow moved
across the page
blowing out the candle.
On the relighting
the book was closed,
a black cat lies by
watching a figure
leaving the room
resembling Dr. Tarr
or Professor Fether
but things are not
always what they seem.