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Fallen Boy

August 1, 2011
By Mousey BRONZE, 7, New York
Mousey BRONZE, 7, New York
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The fallen boy—
Kissed by the stars,
Embraced by death—
Forever sleeps upon rippling black waters,
Safe among the cradling
Tears of angels.

Unseen from under the incandescent moonshine,
His nebulous eyes, (void of soul), hide behind a dewy lid,
Cloaking the scarred irises
That once withheld his message.
Spilled into the sea with his tears,
His discovery is now whispered among the wandering waves.

His fragile body,
Caressed by the splintered touch of stone,
lies broken with his dreams
as reflected in the sea—
like silver petals of star light.
In its light, see the faces of heaven.

So with lanky arms outstretched
The shy boy is submersed in the abyss’s
Deep breath of bubbles,
As his soul floats adrift
From Satan’s grasp,
To yet another horizon.

The author's comments:
This poem depicts the death of Simon, from Lord of the Flies. Simon's death indicates the end of civilization on the island, and is the result of the boys' inner "beast". Through death, Simon becomes free of the growing influence of evil surrounding him, as he drifts off into the ocean. This poem sheds a new light on his death--suggesting a new beginning of hope and redemption. Through falling into the sea he is baptized in a sense, guided by the waves to a new life.

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