I will not let the weight
of old winds bend
your wings any longer.
You will soar, not for escape,
but for discovery.
We will carve the sky
into new stories,
where no shadow lingers,
and no voice drags you back.
Your flight is not borrowed—
it belongs to you. So,
take-off in fresh winds’ lift.
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Author:
crypticbard (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: A further spin off from the Icarus-Daedalus thematic universe.
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As I read this Cryptic I again started off on my own path. Old winds to me are the hot air of critics stuck in rigid views and this poem tells me to not heed them to not let them bend my wings or get me down. To soar not to escape relations with others but to be discovered. That a person has the right to be themselves and have their own opinion. A lovely write
That’s a better wind that what first came to mind at this time, rather unsavoury stuff. That is so beautifully meditated on. This was a spin off poem on the Icarus-Daedalus theme, so the metaphors are much appreciated 🙏🏻🕊
Freedom of expression springs to mind, do not let others impose upon you, enjoyed the read
That is very encouraging, thank you🙏🏻🕊
You are very welcome
One third is a shocking state of affairs.
Hahaha.
🤠
Love it ! Great piece
Thank you 🙏🏻🕊
You’re very welcome
A fine write A.
Thanks, your fineness 😁🙏🏻
Wonderful aria here. I here opera music when I read this.Well done comrade
Oh that is awesome. Thanks compadre🕊️🙏🏻
Love this poem and the what you did with Icarus myth. That said, this also reminds me of what I have been self-reflecting on a lot lately. How, for the longest time, I was a professional escape artist. That was then. This is now. I no longer escape. I storm the gates of hell! LOL! In some mystical way, this poem fits into that for me. Thought I would share. Brilliant poem that gets a fave. 🌹👏
Ikr! I thought, but there’s so much more to that classic tale than what’s usually gleaned… 🕊️🙏🏻
Absolutely😎
Fly into the glory of life arqios, it is there for us all to see.
Andy
Yes, that's the way. Thanks Andy🕊️🙏🏻
How sweet and such optimism! Well done.
Cheers, thanks heaps D.W.🕊️🙏🏻
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