I can fix this.
I’m always so terrified
That I will fall from the sky
And my wings will snap
Helpless to medicine and hope
Icarus and I (fall from the sky)
We burn
Chasing sunlit warmth
Suspended by devices devised of self-preservation
Crumbling before our eyes
That we can’t hold together anymore
These devices are needless
Let go and hold on
Trust the fall
See how I fly.
Putting together a patchwork home
Watching the water carve out the stone
Getting much better at being alone
Because I’m not.
Not broken but not fixed yet.
And I know now that hurting is healing
And I see the world pass on below me
And I won’t fall
So I soar.
I have fallen before.
I am still
Despite of not because.
I will fall.
And I will fly.
Crash landing,
I kiss the Earth.
Sep 21, 2020
Sep 21, 2020 at 1:04 AM UTC
I can fix this.
I’m always so terrified
That I will fall from the sky
And my wings will snap
Helpless to medicine and hope
Icarus and I (fall from the sky)
We burn
Chasing sunlit warmth
Suspended by devices devised of self-preservation
Crumbling before our eyes
That we can’t hold together anymore
These devices are needless
Let go and hold on
Trust the fall
See how I fly.
Putting together a patchwork home
Watching the water carve out the stone
Getting much better at being alone
Because I’m not.
Not broken but not fixed yet.
And I know now that hurting is healing
And I see the world pass on below me
And I won’t fall
So I soar.
I have fallen before.
I am still
Despite of not because.
I will fall.
And I will fly.
Crash landing,
I kiss the Earth.
I started this poem when I was inspired by hearing "Do Not Wait" by Wallows for the first time, kinda fun :)