Icarus

Your dad said the same thing

dads have said ever since

there have been fathers and sons:

Don’t go hotrodding.

Like all sons,

you didn’t listen.

I imagine you felt like a god.

wild and free, soaring through the sky

like Helios himself.

Did you notice the feathers

falling away, or perhaps a drop

of molten wax fell

on your bare foot,

causing you to look up,

searching for the source

as the rest of your feathers

fell away, leaving you naked

in the sky, poised

for a perfect swan dive.