Icarus the Second

By swing_the_hammer

My body is a temple and
you tend to desecrate me
My dreams are a religion
I follow them in faith
My eyes are of the goddess
bright and infiltrating
My sight within this darkness
along the way has kept me safe

You created a delusion
to play inside my mind
I saw you in a vision
among ruby/garnet leaves
If I were to look close enough
perhaps I would find
That when you appeared most blameless
was when I was least deceived

My wings have grown to carry me
though made of flesh and bone
Every day I've become stronger and
developed the heart you lack
In my fall you made a winter
and turned the sky to stone
You thought that it would kill me
to see things go bad like that

Beautiful, but violent you
thought that you could own me
Grounded and destructive you
tried to dim my light
But I will not give up this time
I won't let you control me
My wings have grown to bear my weight
and now I'm taking flight...

Unauthorized Copying Is Prohibited. Ask the author first.
Copyright 2005 swing_the_hammer
Published on Monday, April 18, 2005.     Filed under: "Poetry"
Log In or Join (free) to see the special features here.

Comments on "Icarus the Second"

Log in to post comments.
  • disc On Friday, May 4, 2007, disc (36)By person wrote:

    I think your choice wordplay and your flow is what make you a grand writer. Keep doing what you do.

  • disc On Friday, May 4, 2007, disc (36)By person wrote:

    I would also like to add that this is a very fitting title.

  • AniDayz On Wednesday, April 20, 2005, AniDayz (812)By person wrote:

    this is exceptional. absolutely beautifully painfully masterfully...done. a masterpiece*i can not find any words...i love this right down to the curve of each letter[!]

Contribution Level

swing_the_hammer's Favorite Poets
swing_the_hammer's Favorite Works
Share/Save This Post



Join DarkPoetry Join to get a profile like this for yourself. It's quick and free.

How to Criticize Without Causing Offense
© 1998-2024 DarkPoetry LLC
Donate
[Join (free)]    [More Poetry]    [Get Help]    [Our Poets]    [Read Poems]    [Terms & Privacy]

Attention: Darkpoetry is now in maintenance mode and will be shutting down soon. Save your work if you wish to keep it.