Balance

I have a fear of heights, of falling down stairs, and of having my legs crushed between two cars. When I "empty the trash" on my computer, I have to turn up the volume because I find it unnerving not to hear the little sound it makes. I'm hyper-sensitive to supermarket music and gum-cracking, and I sometimes sleep with my toes crossed and my finger in my belly button.

But I freely hold the germ-ridden rails of the subway train, I'm not afraid of the dark or of being alone, I never check twice to see if the mail went into the box, and I have complete faith that the world will keep turning until it explodes.