You are not Icarus
Icarus got to fly
You only got the fall

You are not Icarus
Icarus got to feel the sun's warmth
You only ever got death's cold embrace

You are not Icarus
Icarus, at least, got to be free
You didn't even get to be you


This work was inspired by a beautiful poem by p.d vulpe (lostcap on tumblr).