Icarus

Aloft I flew on a current of glee

High I rose for all to see

A gust of updrafts under my wings

Hell, everyone said I’d fly with kings

Yet holes bore through my feathers

My trembling hands held no tethers

Falling down your gold began to fade

While my wounded heart grew dismayed

Sinking into the sea chest full of fright

I sank deep into the realm of night

Amethyst and Azure flickers bloomed

No need for air where such beauty loomed

Yet every star sings gently in the dark

It was then I found an even fainter spark

Alone in this sea, I discovered myself

A coral reef nestled on the sea shelf.

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