The Tragic Cost
Of The Human Condition
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When freedom is too much to ask
from molted feathers dabbed with wax
Such is the tale of Icarus
knowing enough and ignorance
Soaring to heights he'd never known
to places men had never flown
Forgetting self and words of warning
the ache for power became alarming
Transcending human limitations
rising too high into the heavens
The son and sun, a fateful pair
feathers and man fell through the air
Fathers and sons bring complications
the rise and fall from expectations
The need to please, AND over ambition
can lead to painful consequences
Leaving the lessons to be learned
when pushed too far, you might get burned
About the Creator
Kelli Sheckler-Amsden
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