The "New Icarus Syndrome" Claims Way Too Many...

Alas, my wings were made of wax...

The mirror reflects a fool,
With amber eyes, dull from the truth.
Burnt out from naive dream chasing,
And following blank roads which were
SUPPOSED to lead to granted desires!
Instead, he ended up here,
In this dimly lit room,
Wondering where he went wrong...
Was it his doing?
Were the things that crushed his high hopes,
His own idiocy for attempting flight with wax wings?
Soaring toward a lovely destiny,
Too hot for his own hands to touch!
More than anything he could handle!
But GOD he wanted it more than anything!
It made him feel so ALIVE!
He took that chance!
Without a wave of hesitation,
He escaped the shackles of the ground!
So close, yet so far away...
His fingers could almost grasp it!
They could almost curl around that ball that glowed mighty in the sky!
He wanted to be within that space,
To be one with the glow!
Instead...
His wings melted.
And he fell.
Oh, how he fell.
He felt the sky he once loved so dearly,
Spew him back down toward the ground in rejection.
Spiraling, twisting, hurling back down...

BOOM!

Welcome to Earth.
Welcome back to reality.

Ain't it a b***h?

Reviews

[Rei]

OHHHHHHH so dark! I love how it can work on so many levels to relate to drug problems or love or even a dream for the future. But I love the depressing slap in the face ending that speaks louder with words with a truth we can all relate to. Reality is a b***h and we all have to accept that and stop chasing impossible dreams sometimes for our own goood. You captured that idea so well. I love this!

[Jazlean]

Ah the story of Icarus... way to turn the greek myth into a metaphor!! XD
I loved it. Mellow dreamy to begin with but ended with a message that pulls ya close to home and hits ya. Last line made me chuckle. It's so true as well, often we take such a risk only to fall. I 'spose now all that is missing is the next story where from there we need to learn to get back up.
Now, what more can I say, but another great write?
I mean it though. I really like this one. :D
well done my friend, keep writing.
~Jazlean