981: Through a closed mouth the flies enter
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Today\\u2019s poem is Through a closed mouth the flies enter by Pablo Neruda. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual.
In this episode, guest host Shira Erlichman writes\\u2026 \\u201cKnowing is often heralded as more valuable than not knowing. So questions become an underground currency for those of us that appreciate a different way of being. Today\\u2019s poem understands that if a question is a jawbreaker you turn over and over, at its center is not an answer, but humility.\\u201d
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