Icarus

The sky yawns,
Expressing it's exhaustion.
I express it back with
Returned affection
For the shapes of the clouds
& their silver linings
That hold so much more than hope.

Daydreams within a nightmare
I pray the silver linings
Won't cut the ropes
Holding me adrift
Whilst my wax wings melt away
Forcing the fall
into the crashing waves.