there he was,
icarus.
back against the earth.
falling,
towards the earth.
yet smiling.
fulfilled and at peace.
there, here i was,
looking up.
feet atop the earth.
envious of the fall.
just because
i couldn't dare
to fly.
In spite of your hypocrisies and insults, I have beggED you to safely get… out… of my way. ʸᵒᵘ ʰᵃᵛᵉ ᵉˣʰᵃᵘˢᵗᵉᵈ ᵐʸ ᵖᵃᵗⁱᵉⁿᶜᵉ. But I do hope you understand, that even now, what's about to happen, this is me… being… ɍɇȺsønȺƀłɇ.
Wow. This was a special moment. I think Dad would be pretty proud that we’ve become the first to successfully breed the turtle that he discovered. A rare, and unique species under threat in the wild has just been given a second chance.