projectile

I've taken the plunge and after tuesday i will free fall into the unknown. I pressed the eject button above my airplane seat out of perverse curiosity, childlike what ifness and maybe some prodding from destiny, i don't quite know.
but the deed is done and i've left the mother ship, the comfort of the safety belt and the happy inertia of waiting, knowing you will eventually get somewhere because newton said you would. i miss the comfort of the crowd already and the collective cribbing about the food on board.
but i haven't felt so whole-hearted and self-determined in a long time even if i'm just going to crash land into a clump of nowhere trees.
the captain thinks i'm irresponsible, i think he's astute. but responsibility weighs too heavily and i'm in the mood for some lightness.