Icarus

On wax wings I fly Desperate to reach her My sun I know I will be burnt That she will destroy my wings In my hopeless pursuit What am I but a mortal man Who dared to love her Who walks among stars Yet still I fly Still I reach For her, always for her Though my wings melt Branding my skin as I fall from the heavens Scorched and smoldering as I plummet With a smile I sigh my final breath Because for just a moment I felt her

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