Poem: The Icarus Factor

I wrote this as I was approaching John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California tonight. I'll get the chance to do a lot of descents over the next three days, as I go from Orange County to Berkeley, CA to Portland, OR to Eugene, OR and then back to Seattle.

The Icarus Factor

As the plane begins to descend
My anxiety evaporates

Whatever happens from here on
Is all good

It's a paradox
The closer the ground

The better I feel
And while the ground itself

Is most apt to do me harm
The nearer I get to mother earth

The sweeter

Life is.
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