take me away

i don't always want to be in control
sometimes i just wanna take the backseat



i started treating myself to a cab ride home from work once every week or two. i'll hail the cab, tell him where to go, and the rest will be in his hands. i'll put the tv on mute, slide the divider shut, and listen to nothing but my thoughts. as we cruise down the FDR, i'll get lost in the illuminated brooklyn bridge looming before me. no rush, we'll get there when we get there. spending days running around, having to know all the answers, pre-empt all the impending disasters, somehow being in control when i'm the lowest on the totem, colliding with everything else outside of the office that seems to require my immediate and undivided attention... it'd be nice to leave all of that behind and have someone else in the driver's seat for a bit. but for now, i guess i'll settle for a cab ride.