Icarus [A4A]

Icarus
A4A
by /u/Eves-garden

I know,
now,
how Icarus felt
soaring
higher, higher
arms aching
sweat on his brow
captivated by the light

I know
now,
how he yearned to fly
free and alone
feathered wings rippling
in the currents
of air

How the sun,
beckoning, with
beautiful, searing
tumultuous, rage
summoned him
higher, higher
until he flew
too close

Because I,
too,
know what it is
to burn
to fly too close
too high, too high

I, too,
was burned
as I drifted closer
to you, as I felt
your heat, and the
warm, bright
halo of your light

And like Icarus,
I fell,
plummeting, spiraling
feathers and wax and
hope
swirling to the ground

And like Icarus
no one ever asked me
if the burn was sweet
if the blinding was worth it
or if,
given the gift of a new
pair of wings
I might gladly
soar upwards again