Somewhere Among The Stars |
There have been several times where I have thought about not pulling the chute at all, which would result in definite death. Yet the idea seemed peaceful, a quick painless death as a drop from the heavens. I’ve done it so often I’m basically numb to the Icey touch of death. And yet I still pull the chute, every time. What I’m not numb to is the gratifying adrenalin I get when I fall faster, my body trained to handle the amount of G’s that could potentially knock out an unsuspecting first timer.
I felt the free fall, the period in time which causes a sensation of stillness. The times I like to laugh watching my feet with the sky below it, and to look back at the ground above which still makes my head spin dizzily. It was silent other than the wind, unable to hear my own hysteric laughter. Author’s note: I was thinking about what if the world was inside out, with the sky below us instead of above. And then I figured this is what skydivers see and experience all the time. And upsides down world full of a mesmerizing scene like walking on the clouds. I didn’t dislike this piece but i felt that with no experience skydiving myself or any references or interviews, it was not very accurate. It just didn’t seem to quite catch the adrenaline.
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