Another Icarus

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Kid, you know you're dying? You're too close to the sun.
I know they told you flying wasn't worth it, chained you down;
You long to move away now, far away from your old prison,
But you're being far too reckless, your vitality is draining.

Child, will you take a while to bask in this new freedom-
Don't you kill yourself just as you've started really breathing.
Not even halfway through, so let the wheel spin its course!
There's no rush, the sky is infinite; the wind will be your horse.

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