you're a weakness,
a secret
that i keep
even from you.

legends have been written
about the sound of your voice,
the breath of your laugh,
the shade of your eyes.

kingdoms have fallen
because of the sharpness of your gaze,
the curve of your legs,
the shape of your lips.

you are victory,
you are nike,
you are the freedom
icarus flew to the sun to find.

you are downfall,
you are ruin,
you are the unforgiving sun
who destroyed a pair of wings.

and it is i doomed to be icarus,
doomed to chase after a sun
that will only ever burn me,
not love me.