"From within perfect darkness I have learned to shine." Heartbreak can leave even the strongest of men scarred. Like Icarus, I too flew too high and fell. That downward journey tore the fibre of my being and shredded my soul. The gauntlet of love should never be underestimated. However, I had to get up again and rise like a phoenix from its proverbial ashes. And like a phoenix, I took to flight! This is a poetic account of the journey I had to go through and a tribute to becoming a better man regardless.