Icarus By thailee sy



Icarus
By thailee sy


Here is what they don't tell you:
Icarus laughed as he fell. Threw his head back and yelled into the winds, arms spread wide, teeth bared to the world.
Many people see icarus Death to be tragic
But to me it's beautiful
He  laughed as he fell
 he knew the consequences

There is a sharp triumph in crashing when you should be soaring.
 
As the wax dripped down his  fingertips
And As hot burning wax slithered Down his  spine,
As seductive kisses of agony
Peppered his skin and muscle,
The wax scorched his skin,
and
ran blazing trails down his back,
his ankles,
his feet.
 his thighs,
Feathers floated like prayers past his fingers,

There is a certain beauty in setting the world on fire and watching from the center of the flames.

he laughed.,
as I saw beauty,
Others saw pain.
he loved it you see,
It was addictive to Icarus

Even Dionysis would Marvel at his insanity.
There is no beauty Without pain.

Death breathed burning kisses against his shoulders,
 where the wings joined the harness.
The sun painted everything in shades of gold.

And now,
As he must wait for judgment
, In the land of Hades,
He ask himself,
"Was it worth the fall ?"
And he answer,
"Yes it was."
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Written on July 10, 2022

Submitted by tsyhaphom on July 11, 2022

Modified on April 11, 2023

1:18 min read
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Quick analysis:

Scheme AX XXXBXX X XXCBXXXXXXD X XCECA CE DAX XXXXXXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,210
Words 259
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 2, 6, 1, 11, 1, 5, 2, 3, 7

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  • charlesm.64697
    Is this your poem? I could have sworn ive read something like this before? Need to know if its yours for a citation on a thesis paper
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