WWW VII: A Harmless Game

Words from the Whispering Woods: VII

A HARMLESS GAME

Five costumed maidens
Upstairs in the corner,
In a room made windowless
By blinds and shades
Positioned themselves
Into what they believed
To be a circle.

Free-spirited maidens
And a harmless game.
What did they know?

"Set thick candles alight,
One by each maiden,
And the room will be
Otherwise dark.
Center the board,
And put one hand each
On a psychic device.
Try to keep still."

Young, careless maidens
And an October game.
What did they know?

The first question is asked;
An innocent inquiry
Reflective of their age.
Staring at each other,
They hope for a response
Without actual hope.
The device holds its place.

Wistful, naive maidens
And a cheap-thrill game.
What did they know?

"This will not work
If the intent is not serious.
The second question asked
Will be devoid of laughter
And unassuming of youth.
Let it be done now,
With sincerity and focus."

Concentrating maidens
With a secret game.
What did they know?

The second question is asked;
One of natural curiosity;
One of what lives beyond life.
The device moves
Of its own accord.
Skeptical maidens read
The word "Listen."
A knock pounds at the door.

Frightened, screaming maidens
And a harmless game.
What did they find?
What did they find?