TWENTY-NINE

My first Saturn Return

Though I could have sworn the plane ticket said, “Welcome to Your Mind Fuck.”

Directions for flight takeoff read: “Ladies and gentlemen, please make sure you are strapped in, this is going to hurt.”
Stewardess passes out a survey, “Be sure to answer either ‘yes’ or ‘no.”

Questions are as follows:
Is your life up to par?
Are you up to par?
Have you done enough you are proud of?
Is your life a testament to all that you can do?
I jot down a quick “no” beside each. 

The in-flight movie is my life the last ten years.

Youthful idealism and the inconsistent pursuit of dreams is the theme of this romcom/drama/b-rated horror flick.

Turbulence.
“Is it always this shaky?” I ask.
“Just the beginning. Smooth sailing towards the end” I hear from someone in the back.
Something to look forward to.
My first Saturn Return