936: Voyeuristic Intentions

Published: Aug. 4, 2023, 8 a.m.

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Today\\u2019s poem is Voyeuristic Intentions by Adele Elise Williams.


The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Major writes\\u2026 \\u201cIf the Yoruba proverb, character is beauty, is true, then, given the hostilities in the world and mass indifference, a bright spirit, full of warmth and compassion, is likely forged over time out of suffering. Such a soul exudes empathy and light. And thus, we acknowledge and survive off each other\\u2019s radiance, a moral beauty, as the ancient Greeks believed, that equated to goodness. \\u201d


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