Why I’m Not a Parent
by Marie Lecrivain
No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings - William Blake
This was the fundamental problem
between Icarus and Daedalus, and although
the former tried his best to walk the line,
he knew enlightenment was not a heritage.
Can you imagine the words, I told you so,
dying on Daedalus' lips as he watched Icarus
plummet like a comet into the sea,
broken wings askew and breath
sucked away by the west wind? Do you see
the clever life jacket Daedalus designed
- specifically for this occasion left behind in a corner of his workshop
because time and tide wait for no man?
Can you sense the momentary pride
that swelled in his breast as he
watched Icarus ascend to heights
no one dared to go,
his heart caught in his throat,
and eyes wide open in wonder?
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