Lord of the Flies

No adults, no rules, and the conch still worked, until nobody listened to it.

The fire was rescue or death, depending on who held the matches.

Piggy had the specs and the sense. The island chose neither.

The beast was voted into existence. Fear is a democracy too.

Ralph wept for the end of innocence. I underlined it and sat very still.

Face paint freed them from shame. Masks still do that work in my feed.

Roger waited for the rules to expire. The scariest character is the patient one.

Simon understood the beast was them. Truth never survives the meeting.

A ship passes while the fire's out. Rescue has terrible timing.

Read it at school for the violence. Reread it for the committee meetings.