Icarus Waning 

I know the feeling, 
Sir. 

Of chutzpah,
hubris, 
and unheeded warnings. 

Of flapping full tilt 
into a too-bright sun. 



Of falling 

in love with this broken 
(open) 
sky. 

::
In November, we poem.

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1 Response to Icarus Waning 

  1. neil reid says:

    This is lovely. Really. Didn’t quite see the story this way before. I’m glad for this change. Sweet.

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