Fear and Loathing by Eric Sparks

Like Hunter S. Thompson,
or that one time that cop pulled you over while you were high.
Paranoia, hate and fear adapted to one single emotion, which
mainly occurs when we are confronted with the tremendous
authority of the world. It’s that feeling in the pit of your
stomach that burns and shakes when you realize exactly
how small we are. It’s that longing for death when your parents leave
you locked in your room, only saying, “We need to talk tonight,
think about your life,” and you wonder how many mistakes
you can hide. When that teacher puts you on the spot and asks a question
that nobody fucking knows and still expects a fail-proof answer, it’s
that passionate hatred for pulling your face out of the crowd
and that unrivaled fear because you don’t want them to see you fail,
no matter how much you manage to fuck up in private. Fear
and loathing, as recorded by Dr. Thompson, as experienced by most,
exist only as the emotion we experience when we understand
the power of the universe, and realize for some reason she’s angry.