I Am Icarus

Icarus and I share some things in common.

Do you know me?

A casualty of fascinating fire and wanton water.

One up.

One down.

Both dangerous.

Blazing, sinking, bi-polar bondage.

I pushed the envelope.

Had to get closer.

I swung on pendulous, emotional, vicissitudes.

Some would say cyclothymic.

Son of a labyrinth builder.

A maze so cunningly built, I could barely escape it.

My father's didactic words fell upon deaf ears.

I flew aloft without any fears.

A victim of halcyon hubris.

Narcissistic napalm burned my feathers.

Molten mania melted my wax.

Maze.

Haze.

Fly.

Try.

Sun.

Done.

Sea.

Me.

It wasn't enough.

My winged illusions came crashing down.

A mythical, melancholy, swan song.

I am Icarus.

I am sorry.

I am he.

I am me.

We shall see ...

Author's Note

"He who is conversant with the supernal powers will not worship these inferior deities of the wind, waves, tide, and sunshine. But we would not disparage the importance of such calculations as we have described. They are truths in physics because they are true in ethics." - Thoreau

Reviews

[light and ashes]

Oh, wow, this is so great!!!!!!!! I love Greek Mythology, and I find myself relating to so much of this. I know the same highs and lows, as well as the same bitter crashing into the Sea, because I was not wise enough then.
I think/hope that I am wise enough now.

Oh, how bitter that crash is!!!!!!! You think that you are surely going to die, this time.
How bitter the waves taste in your mouth!!!!!!!
You grow to hate the taste of salt water.

I also would like to add, how perfect the song is fitted for this poem. I love it, and I think that I have found a new song.
I do not care for Black Sabbath, as I am a Christian, but I can not deny that this is a great song.
I will probably stick to the cover, though, thank you.

I am giving this the perfect score of 100.
Thank you for sharing this with me.

[Pete]

thank's for the great share. i too am a christian and love music. i'm told that the members of black sabbath are actually believers - i think the whole black sabbath, evil thing was just a gimmick to sell records. toni iommi, the lead guitarist is often seen wearing a crucifix around his neck. he even did some solo work with the birmingham cathedral choir - a song called 'how good it is'. i think you would like it. check it out on youtube if you get a chance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r-9-5T93N8.

the song 'children of the sea' was actually written and sung by ronnie james dio, the singer who replaced ozzy osborne in the band. i too like the song and thought it went well with icarus and the write. blessings ... :)

[light and ashes]

Could be, but the name is so anti-God, that I doubt it..
but it could be. some do things like that,
and for some it is a sort of duality thing,
but I wouldn't, but that's me..

that's cool, and it sounds cool.
The song was perfect for this.

I don't like Ozzy Osborne, and I think he is kind of an idiot, and he is a Godless sellout,

but yes, I really loved your poem. I thought it was great.
I related to a lot of it.

[Emma]

Wow! Beautiful. Extremely extensive vocabulary, I even learnt a few new words! Beautiful meaning.

[Pete]

Thank you Emma. Yes, I really stretched the vocab on this one and it was fun to write with such words. Appreciate your time.

[Tony Jordan]

The alliteration grabbed me in this. Creative, mesmerising and a feast of wonderful words.
What more could the reader ask for?

[Pete]

You are too kind Tony. Thank you for taking the time.

[Tony Jordan]

Welcome Pete.

[Hebe]

Fantastic! you did a great job excersizing the myth, and adding your own flavor, felt magical, of course I have a soft spot for Greek Mythology, my heritage is Greek.:)

[Pete]

Greek mythology gives us great lessons for life. Thank you Hebe for thoughtful review.

[revalatia]

I enjoyed reading this. You captured a duality quite nicely. A duality that can be seen as both a curse and a blessing (or at least that's how I viewed it. ) ....I also dig the 'to be continued' vibe you end this with. A very cool read indeed. Thank you for sharing :)

[Pete]

You're spot on. Thank you revalatia for the thoughtful review.