Today's OneWord: Equator

I wanted get as close to the equator as possible. I wanted to straddle that invisible line with a glass of something strong in one hand and a cigarette in the other, and let the warm breeze wash over me and cleanse me of my sins. I wanted to stay there forever, believing that I had somehow maintained some sort of equilibrium in my life by standing on the alleged equilibrium of the planet.

I never got close.