Whispers


The chamber is empty
And full of silence

Columns hold it up
Etched with scripture

The dead live here
Illuminating the walls

A line of torches
Burst with blue flame

In the very center
Resides a pentagram

Standing at each star point
Hooded devils chant

The silence is broken
And now the room is full

Spirits fill the chamber
Their chatter rattling minds

A sudden chill
Seeps into the bone

The fires erupt like bonfires
Casting blue light

Blood drizzles slowly
From the mouths of the chanters

The blood is purple
And eats at the cloaks like acid

The walls suddenly burn
Invisible writing now visible

More scriptures
Illuminating scarlet

A wave passes through
And the chanting finally stops

Cloaks fall in heaps
Their wearers nowhere to be seen

The dead live here
Illuminating the walls

Columns hold it up
Etched with scripture

The chamber is silent
But far from empty
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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