Icarus was a fool,
Who would not learn or listen.
They tried to teach him properly,
To never fly too high,
to play within the lines,
To keep to the boundaries,
know where the danger lies.
To stay in the safety zone,
and not exceed his limits.
“Don’t reach too high,
or push beyond the edge”, they cried.
But Icarus the fool refused
He flew on wings of wax,
And sought the sun.
He risked the greatest fall of all.
To fly so high and then to die.
Does that make Icarus a fool?
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