A Fear of Words

Why are people scared of words?  When people die, it’s always passed away or moved on, never died.  People never say I’m sorry so-and-so died, only I’m sorry for your loss.  What did you lose?  People are scared of saying their opinions, they’re scared of what follows, the opinions that others will have of them.  People are scared of saying what they’re feeling.  It makes them weak.  People are scared to say they’re pregnant or they’re gay for fear of the outcome.  It’s so sickening that people are forced to be scared of such unimportant things.   People shouldn’t be forced in repression.  They should be able to say whatever they need without fear of anything.  People shouldn’t be scared of the words themselves.  They should just be able to say whatever they like in a blunt way.  Cut out the middle part that needs to be deciphered.  Say what you mean.  You’ve only got once to get it right.