[header] How to create a gothic poem [title] Consider your topic. [step] Gothic poems are usually about death, night, suffering, and mystery. While these topics may be present to some extent in any poem, they are dominant in gothic poetry. 
[substeps] If you're planning to write a happy love poem, you might want to reconsider whether the gothic poem is the best form for your topic. Gothic love poems are typically about unhappy love, whether it's unrequited, forbidden, taboo, or otherwise unfortunate.