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Icarus, Incensed at Being a Cautionary Tale
Kate MacLauchlan
My molten wax wings molted,
dripped like ink
from an unfettered quill.
Smaller minds mistook my hunger
for hubris.
I threw up my hands,
watched them bury their desire
to scream into the sun,
to hear their heart bursting,
to drown in the depths
of their delusions.
But I would do it all again:
Face smacked by salt waves,
arms reaching for something burning.
Kate MacLauchlan
Kate MacLauchlan's poetry examines memory and sexuality. Her Icarus series explores familial relationships and queerness through the eyes of the well-known Greek character. Her poems have been published in The Marbled Sigh, Pink Apple Press and Chaotic Merge magazine. She can be found on Instagram @macpictos.
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