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Icarus
12021-09-23T17:04:15-07:00University of Alaska Anchorage Department of Englishdfa0ec4bec9eb2e87270c48641b61a5da7951c18393052plain2021-09-23T17:08:54-07:00University of Alaska Anchorage Department of Englishdfa0ec4bec9eb2e87270c48641b61a5da7951c18I could fly When I was younger I flew up to my dreams
Why did I stop The way I flew Was never really Going to be sustainable
How did you fly I would work hard Harder than I should have I thought I could fly forever
I can't fly anymore I put my work Before myself Before my mental health
I stopped Before it killed me That probably saved me From myself
Please understand I wanted to fly higher But I knew I was never Going to be able to survive that way
I was able to fly when I was younger Stopping that stopped me From becoming an Icarus
THEODORE MCLAIN is a freshman pursuing a Baccalaureate in Political Science, and minors in Psychology and Legal Studies. He has lived in Alaska his entire life, has 4 cats, and loves to learn new things!
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