eyes closed, head tipped in favor of the sky
a smile on his face to parallel icarus,
the angel that was not meant to be

Stranded for years upon this tormenting land
My heart yearns to leave the forsaken sand
With new wings spread, I will freely fly
To touch the sun, the beautiful sky

Determined to escape, I diligently build
Using every last brainpower I've willed
Day by day, feather by feather
This will be my greatest creation ever

Finally, after so many dreadful years
And all the painstaking tears
My wings are complete, I'm ready to soar
Standing before a cliff, I see the new door

Taking flight, I battle the wind
Reaching the sky, it's more than I imagined
Watching the world below me disappear
I'm suddenly embraced by immense fear

The distance increases ever so morosely
and danger lurking, more and more closely
Doubt enters my mind, I quiver and cower
Will I reach my goal or lose my power?

My wings are melting, the sun is near
Flashes of memories of all I hold dear
This must be the end, I'm holding my breath
But all is blurry, this must be my death

I find myself upon cool, green grass
The sun is gone, what was to pass?
Underneath the moonlight, upon new land
I notice something different about my hand

A black imprint on the tip of my finger

Only a fool would e'r fall for you dear,
You who blaze at ten thousand degrees.
And he was a great fool who flew up much too near,
Just to fall to his death in the deepest of seas.

You must be so proud to have been the one,
To have caused him to plummet so fast.
Did the look on his face make you wish it undone,
Arms out grasping for you and his eyes all aghast.

Daedalus' child, O why did you fly
Where your father bid never to go?
Did you hear the soft call of the bright azure sky,
Though with sweet honeyed words it foretold only woe?

Crete far behind you with wings on your backs,
You grew prideful in freedom's warm gaze.
Trusting only in wings made of feathers and wax,
And your heart deep in love with the sun's deadly rays.


This be the lesson to those who have ears,
Heed your forefather's unceasing call.
The loud call which first came afore Daedalus' tears,
Warns that pride always goeth before the downfall.

Icarus flew too close to the sun
not because he was
prideful
inattentive
or reckless

it was because he had talked to the sun
and the sun to him
promises of joy, of light for forever
but the sun didn’t need to keep his promise
for the sun is a god
and gods are above the rules
and so Icarus
fell
fell
fell
into the ocean

loving you is
like                 that moment
                        Icarus flew too close
                                             to
the sun