island poems part 5

this is a series based on the opening sequence of VotDT movie. 

enjoy!

"Swept Away" (part 1)

I stand there, nervous, it's my last hope

Or with cousin Eustace I'll have to cope

The recruiter squints his eyes and glares

Behind me there are many other stares

The man sees right through my lies

And the false name I used to disguise 

Lucy calls me by my name

I'm forced to walk away in shame

I want to scream that it's not right

In Narnia I used to fight

But in this world I'm just a boy

With a cousin that makes me annoyed

"Swept Away" (part 2)

~Edmund~

At our aunt's we're forced to stay

I wish it were not this way

Our cousin is a selfish jerk

Behind closed doors he tends to lurk

Susan sent a letter here

In it is the news we fear

We'll have to stay because of the war

Now it's Narnia we long for

~Lucy~

I look long at my reflection

And wonder if I have Susan's complexion

But Edmund doesn't hear me at all

He's staring at a picture on my wall

In the picture is a ship

And down a wave she's starting to dip

With purple mast a Dragon prow

I wish it was all real somehow

~Edmund~

I long to be away from here

Behind me a dreaded voice I hear

"There once were two orphans who wasted there time

Believing in Narnian nursery rhymes." 

"Don't you ever knock?" I say

I wish he'd just go away

I want to hit him desperately 

But Lucy quickly hinders me

Eustace insults me to my face

I move to put him in his place

I catch him trying to run away

And close the door to make him stay

~Lucy~

I stare in wonder at the picture

It no longer is a fixture

The ship is sailing on the sea

And seems to be coming straight at me

"Swept Away" (part 3)

~Edmund~

I turn around when Lucy calls

From the painting water falls

Eustace grabs the frame and pulls

But it's too late, the room's half full

~Lucy~

The frame falls but spouts more water still 

The room is now beginning to fill

There's no time to even think

We're pulled under as the room sinks

The contents of my room float all around 

In my ears is a roaring sound

Above me is a flickering light

It's a very welcome sight

I break the surface and look around

What I see makes my heart pound

The ship is bearing down on me

The golden hull is all I see

"Swim!" I yell as it comes near

I'm confused and filled with fear

Soon I am too tired to tread

The water closes over my head

"Swept Away" (part 4)

~Lucy~

Suddenly I feel hands grab me

I struggle but I can't break free

I am pulled up to the air

When I turn I can only stare

It's Caspian, the Narnian king 

The one to the throne we helped bring

"We're in Narnia!" Edmund shouts

But cousin Eustace only pouts

On the deck we greet each other

To us Caspian is like a brother

Just then Reepicheep appears

It's wonderful to have him here

~Eustace~

I've never been so lost before

I'm shaking down to my core

Behind me stands a minotaur

I promptly faint and hit the floor

"Swept Away" (part 5)

~Edmund~

The ship's crew bows to honor us

I'm a little embarrassed at the fuss

But part of me comes back alive

I'm so happy we arrived

~Lucy~

Once we've dried and changed our clothes

We enter Caspian's cabin in the bows

There's paintings of us on the wall

And Susan's horn Caspian once used to call

My cordial is also here

It's so good to have it near

~Edmund~

Peter's sword is there but I quickly look away

I tell Caspian that with him it should stay

The he surprises me with the last thing I expected 

My torch that accidentally in the castle I'd neglected