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Icarus Strain

I was...

Once I was all...

I was exalted, respected, golden

I was...

Once upon a time...

I was triumphant

I was.

I am...

breath and passion …

dreams not yet recognized

I am...

regret and promise...

I am.

I will be...

again upon the mountain top...

this time refusing to look down...

lest I ruin the dreams of those

still climbing...

as I am.

I face...

another journey...

another obstacle...

I am...

I am that obstacle.

That roadblock...

I am.

I was...

the wings, the wind,

the voice of revolution...

I was fire and ferocity

Once upon a time,

I led,

I followed,

I was...

the creator of regret...

I was

the golden boy...

I was.

I am...

the obstruction and hindrance

I am...

the goal and the prize...

I am the path no longer walked

I am...

uniquely

ambiguous.

Two paths, one choice

no decision.

I am.

I will be...

the mediocrity I settle for...

the epic battle I choose...

win or lose...

I will be...

climbing 

or

I will be

 jumping...

and soaring...

all the way to the sun.

I will be.

me.