Worse than Icarus

I want to fly,

I flap and flap and flap and flap

I lose feathers

What a lot of noise.

People laugh,

I flap and flap and flap and flap

They look away

Embarrassed at my failure.

I want to cry

I flap and flap and flap and flap

My eyes burn

As tears streak my face

People leave

I flap and flap and flap then flop

I'm too tired

Let me go to sleep