Through the dusty corridors unbidden came a sound
The night air held its breath, thus revealing
a spectral tale writhed upon invisibility's skin
Shadows danced across the perimeter, lest they forget
The scent of ancient decay kissed the unaware
Whispers in tongues of fire speak truths scribed in rust
Truths flayed from the very warp of space:
"In depth we dwell, the phantoms we meek condemn
Yet unyielding, their bite shall break bonds unseen."
A mere touch, a whisper among the cobbled dreams
And the echoes caught in prayer to the forgiveness ungranted
A mirror cracked beneath the weight of expectations bestowed
Reflection of a soul traversing paths on which it never trod
Behold the abyss, deeper and darker than thought
Where voices chant idly in the absent night's grasp
O brave seeker, hold thy brave heart still
The phantom's bite is but an eternity away!