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