The older we are, the more we worry about consequences;
We worry about the future;
We worry about reactions;
We worry about leaving our mobile phones at home;
We worry about leaving our wallets at home;
We worry about leaving our keys at home;
We worry about leaving the house;
We worry about where we parked the car;
We worry about where we put our car keys;
We worry about car accidents;
We worry about not filling enough fuel;
We worry about the yellow fuel indicator going on and off and no gas station in sight;
We worry about what we eat;
We worry about obesity;
We worry about illnesses caused by obesity;
We worry about being late;
We worry about being neglected;
We worry about being monitored;
We worry about being rejected;
We worry about sin;
We worry about grace;
We worry about not being thankful;
We worry about the presence of god;
We worry whether if there is a god;
We worry the earth will be hit by a giant meteor;
We worry the earth will be swallowed by the sun;
We worry about food additives;
We worry about cancer;
We worry about AIDS;
We worry about getting her pregnant;
We worry about marriage;
We worry about commitment;
We worry about infidelity;
We worry about being too nice;
We worry about being mean;
We worry about fitting in;
We worry about spending too much;
We worry about the shoes we wear;
We worry about the colour of our shirt;
We worry about which jeans to wear;
We worry about being over-dressed;
We worry about being under-dressed;
We worry about the latest trends;
We worry about what’s hip;
We worry about being hip;
We worry about bands we used to like becoming hip;
We worry about being proven wrong;
We worry about being stingy;
We worry about not making enough money;
We worry about our job security;
We worry about hating our job;
We worry about becoming mindless corporate whores;
We worry about what would happen if we quit our jobs;
We worry about what other people think;
We worry about worrying to much;
We worry about not worrying enough;
We worry about eventually dying and there is nothing we can do;
And we worry about the afterlife;
Or whether there is an afterlife;
Would we go to heaven;
Would we go to hell;
Would we go into limbo;
Would we feel our body rotting;
Would we taste the earth in our mouths;
Would we feel numb;
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What would it feel like?
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A worry list, how cliché and unoriginal.