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A Fool’s Flight

It may be one of the most poetic ending of all
Icarus’ fall, that is 
Stupid, prideful Icarus 
The boy who flew too close to sun and expected not to burn 
He learned that things can be beautiful
But intangible and fatal 
Everyone talks about his death
How greedy he must be to have the opportunity to fly but give up on a wistful whim 
But they forget his joy 
For Icarus laughed as he fell, 
teeth barred to the world as they say 
Maybe everyone saw him fall 
But in his mind he always flying 
Even as the melted wax scorched his skin
His wings, poetically enough, prevented him from swimming to save his life
Even though, it is still the undeniable fact that Icarus Flew 
I’d call him a lucky bastard 
While you’d call him a fool 
And there is a possibility that I am wrong 
For another fact is that he is dead 
But that matters not to him 
For, you’re not in hell if you like the way it burns

Copyright © Guardian Wheeler

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