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Lord of the Flies: A Tragedy Within

April 25, 2021
By AK1013 SILVER, Stillwater, Oklahoma
AK1013 SILVER, Stillwater, Oklahoma
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Favorite Quote:
"For every dark night, there's a brighter day." - Tupac Shakur


The sands shine slippery ocean

Outside wonders of an abandoned land

Sounds of life pierce and break-

A place of great silence


From planes crawl boys of diverse ages

Disheveled and half-to-death

Leaders are chosen and groups formed-

Trying to grasp the dangling roots of civilization


Foraging becomes normality

And pain soon subsides

Living with no care-

The island an oasis of effervescence


Minutes turn to hours and blend into days

Still living must go on

Glasses create fire-

Where possibilities of being rescued are ignited like flames


Fire can be uncontrollable however

And society can crumble to ash

Figures of a mysterious beast-

Only raise tensions between a once-solid pack


The differences are too much

Do we stay or go home?

United no more-

Torn apart to shreds


A once peaceful life 

Now turns rogue

The boys once at peace-

Now have no mercy within themselves


The island once filled with sounds of happiness

Is imbued with the gruesome sounds of beating and death

What distinguishes these boys-

Between people and savages?


When help arrives after months of isolation

The boys are now men

Scarred for life-

By unspeakable views and actions


As the boys leave the island

This once peaceful island

All that remains-

Is society burning away


The author's comments:

This poem was inspired by the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding, a stunning book filled with incredible imagery. The themes and morals of the novel are quite relevant to the present time. 


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