Poem, music and video made by Katie L
Read by Supissara P, Katie L, Catherine L, Zoe W, Queenie C, Kevin Y, Anas A.
Photos by Katie L, Catherine L, Supissara P, Kevin Y.
2015 11C"The Beast Within"
(Found Poem from Lord of the Flies by William Golding, pages 5-213)
Over the island
There was a blink of bright
Sparks shone
Eyes shining
Strings of delight
Beyond the forest
The clouds continued
Defeated by silence.
There was no laughter
There was no noise
The air was thick
It was dark.
He raised his head
He closed his eyes
He was silent
Even the sounds of nightmares
no longer reached him
Then the breeze died down
In the short chill of dawn
The beast
Trailing vapours fiery eyes
Moved out towards the open sea
From the darkness
Like the cry of a flying bird
A terrible scream
They shattered the leaves in their fear
The air was heavy with unspoken knowledge
That bloody dance
The darkness took possession of the island
Invisible yet strong
Demented.
Surrounded by a fringe of creatures
Fear spilled out into the air
The end of innocence
The darkness of a man's heart.
No one cared to think,
That one may think of rescue
One was helpless
One was condemned
What went wrong?
The island has no secrets
Maybe there is a beast
Maybe it's only us.
