Icarus' Fall Poem by Yocheved Saksenberg

I did not heed my father's warning.
Why would I? Rather through the clouds I was soaring.
I had to know if He is real.
His face, He did not conceal.
I cannot tell the difference between the melting wax of my wings
and my streaming tears.
In my ears, the call of the crows rings.
Alas to me, his face appears.
I cannot help but throw back my head and laugh!
May misfortune fall upon those who doubted!
I am just a youth but my knowledge is undefeated.
May Athena feast on my behalf.
"Helios is certain, " I shouted,
"My words must be repeated! "
I pray I have been heard as I fall;
so that my memory may remain
and my sacrifice would not have been in vain.
I wonder if the Sisters Three knew my Fate.
By the gates does Hades wait?
I close my eyes in acceptance.
I have completed what I set out to do; now I may rest.
My knowledge is transcendence.
Black
I hear my father's cry

Nothing
Silence
"Hello Death, do you know me? "