Icarus

June 25, 2013

I am the breath beneath sigh,

stealing past unknowing lips.

Jailbird.

I am not afraid of being broken.

Feathers break skin.

Tucked in—strapped down—are

wax wings, weak.

I am afraid of being broken,

but more terrifying is the thought

of never

taking

flight.

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