Fathers And Sons

Daedalus, incredulous
argues with his son
Icarus, though rigorous
wants to catch the sun
chariot that carries it
and Apollo, too
way up high, high in the sky
blue, so very blue

Icarus, you're vigorous --
Daedalus says then --
but I balk, you're not a hawk
no, you're but a man
and the sun will singe, my son
you will crash and burn
your life flashes, then your ashes
mortuary urn

son would rather ignore father
feathered as a bird
hates that Minos, who's as mean as --
well, I'm sure you've heard --
he says: dad, we have been had
and I have to try
tests the wings, and pulls some strings...

then takes into the sky