An Icarus



They found his body,
high in the rafters.
The cops said he had gone into action,
after school.

Behind the bleachers.
away from the teachers,
his feet never touched the ground.

They tried not to cry,
but there are pins singeing the eyes,
of his non-blood brothers.

A memorial was held,
and everyone felt,
a presence from up high.

Most of them believe,
he grew some wings,
and learned how to fly.
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Written on December 03, 2021

Submitted by on October 25, 2022

Modified on April 27, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXX AAX BXA XXB XXB
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 398
Words 91
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 3, 3, 3, 3

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  • Your_average_loser
    This is a really unique retelling of the story, I liked how you modernized it to talk about something that plagues so many people.
    LikeReply1 year ago

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