Icarus' Flight

Our love was like

Icarus’ flight

 

Short but sweet

 

 

We flew too high

The sun melting

The wax

That was all that held us

Together

 

We were so caught up

On the height

Of our love

That we didn’t see

That it could never

Last

 

 

We didn’t notice

As it all fell apart

 

Didn’t notice

Til our sun warmed limbs

Hit the surface of the

Foaming sea

 

Til the waves

Ran down our throats

An extended metaphor

Of reality

 

 

 

Our love was like

Icarus’ flight

 

Like him

We never made it

To the other side

Reviews

[EMP]

mmm yes, that is good, "like him we never made it to the other side". my favourite line :)

[Beatrice Mars]

ahh, i love this. very much indeed

[All out of words]

I really like the imagery in this, the running metaphor is very evocative. It flows very nicely as well, the rhythm is easy to settle into. Well done.