We are afraid of gluten, nuts, fat, carbs, sugar, shellfish, meat, fish and dairy.
We are afraid that the internet will crash and we will have to spend more than 20 seconds a day in our own heads, and not in the ****** stream of consciousness of society which is social media.
We are afraid of others knowing just how stupid we are, that one day they'll realise we've been hiding behind trivia since we discovered QI and TED talks.
We are afraid that someone will correct that Friends quote we use almost daily, and by doing so render our existence meaningless.
We are afraid of being angry or sad, or so happy that we might offend those who aren't, and therefore adopt a bland honeyless oatmeal flavoured apathy instead.
We are afraid of mistakes.
We are afraid of mistaking gender, sexuality and race, should we say he, she, them, they, Mr, Miss, Mrs, Mx we're not as sure as we once were.
We are afraid of being at the age where we can no longer blame our laziness on youthfulness or adolescent carelessness but instead realise that if we don't start soon...
We are afraid that we have made a wrong turn but have travelled too far to go back.
We are afraid that we have made all the right turns, but life is just **** anyway.
We are afraid.
A creative response to a class in my MA. Consciously imposing my own petty fears on society as a whole, because it's easier that way and it's fun.