falling

on a whim
i leaped
out of a
plane over
orange county
above the quilted
fields, and
cows. the clusters
of trees, and
blue ribbons
of water.
i was sick
with fear
that the chute
wouldn't open,
that i would
plummet
to earth
like a stone,
and yet it
did, it bloomed
like heaven
above me and i
floated
painlessly to
the ground
with limbs and
heart in tact.
now that i've
gotten that out
of the way, my
next leap might
be you.