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I had wings, once. They were lovely things, Soft and white and pure. They cast such pretty shadows, Carrying me up and up and up. I decided to catch a cloud, Wisps between my fingers, But nobody told me you couldn’t; They just slip through, like innocence, And I was left disheartened. Wings failing, I fell down into the dark, Hating my wings, So soft and white and pure, Casting such pretty lies As I fell down and down and down.
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Oct 1, 2013
Oct 1, 2013 at 10:38 PM UTC
Icarus
I had wings, once. They were lovely things, Soft and white and pure. They cast such pretty shadows, Carrying me up and up and up. I decided to catch a cloud, Wisps between my fingers, But nobody told me you couldn’t; They just slip through, like innocence, And I was left disheartened. Wings failing, I fell down into the dark, Hating my wings, So soft and white and pure, Casting such pretty lies As I fell down and down and down.
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Oct 1, 2013
Oct 1, 2013 at 10:38 PM UTC
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