icarus

Icarus,

Yes, I have known great sadness,
but I have also known brilliant Sunlight.
I guess, like Icarus, I flew too high.

My wings melted,

and I crashed into the depths of the Seas of depression.
It almost swallowed me whole.
I will not make that mistake again.
My feet are becoming more planted to the ground than ever.
I am becoming more balanced.
I am breaking through.

I think one-day I will fly again.

Author's Note

None of these images belong to me.

Reviews

[Perdition]

Oh, you will definitely make the same mistakes again… We always do if it is in our nature and to be human is to have that nature , even though we may never see it coming; thinking we are in command. In this you feel that humanity. The treasure of falling and the rise of the Phoenix. Icarus flew too close to the sun from his willingness and joy of freedom. If there is a better way to make mistakes I am in complete denial of it. To figuratively fly again is a want, to literally fly again is a willingness to risk all that comes with gravity…Happy wings and sails is the only wish of the optimist, that and the worthy headstrong wind to follow. Clear skies are never the constant reality. You chose a very reflective and perfect pseudonym for your poetry. I enjoyed the turbulent nature in these well crafted lines of your poetry…Thanks~

[Alla Antsis]

Full of hope and possibilities. So wonderful to fly together in your poem thru thick and thin....Stay on course my dear poet friend!

[Chris Shaw]

You will rise again my friend, but this time you will do so in the knowledge of what can happen. We all have our highs and lows. It is all about balance. Balance is key. A relatable write. Nicely composed.

Chris

[Moonie]

I feel like we all have a happiness hill, we can only reach a certain point/peak and then we need to descend again. No one gets to stay in a state of perpetual bliss. We need the lows to appreciate and understand the highs.
That was a good write! Thanks for sharing!

[carl]

The mistake, was it flying to high or losing balance? The resolution to fly again speaks of learning and determination is spite of near tragedy. Something we all need. Well said, thanks for the post - carl

[Betty Hermelee]

It almost seems like a roller coaster of emotions or a extreme mood swings..... one can only go up so high and then it is almost inevitable that one will crash down to earth , stable mood, out of depression, more even temperament.....and hopefully that mood will endure.... no mistakes again (hopefully).
Interesting write!
Best, B

[Jerome F Knox III pseud..]

My wings melted, and I crashed into the depths of the Seas of depression.
It almost swallowed me whole.
I will not make that mistake again.

this whole poem speaks to me but these lines here I identify with the most.....Bravo!

[light and ashes]

Thank you so much. I'm glad that I could write something that you can relate to!

[Wesley Dingler]

This is another excellent analogy drawn from mythology. I imagine you plunging into the "sea of depression" and washing up on the shore. Not having sank to the bottom but lying on the shore and stairing up at the sun which has become the visage of your own reckoning.
I love when poetry brings with it a visual setting that makes me see the bigger picture even after the shorter verse ends.

Keep writing. It is obviously going very well.

[light and ashes]

lol.. thank you very much, Wesley, I really do appreciate it.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

and you are regrowing your wings to find safer places to fly.
j.

[John the Baptist]

Indeed, do try to fly again. Just remember to keep the sun at a respectable distance.