The inspiration for my latest work came to me out of the blue. As I lay on the couch pondering things the name Icarus jumped randomly to the front of my brain. A quick wikipedia search confirmed my knowledge of the story of the last flight of Icarus and after that I proceeded to write the following.
The Fall of Icarus
The threads of my life I weave as wings
To set aloft and escape these things
Flee the ghosts that haunt me still
Slay the demons that would bend me to their will
Again and again I set upon my task
With grim determination, yet shall I bask
In the warm glow of a life free of these
Trials and tribulations, and total catastrophes
Like Icarus before me I fly too close to the sun
My wings melt away and I watch the wax run
As I plunge to the sea, the only thought in my mind
Is “Why do I fail, when I try to be kind”
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