995: Dear,

Published: Nov. 9, 2023, 9 a.m.

Today\u2019s poem is Dear\u2014, by D\xe9Lana R.A. Dameron. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual.


In this episode, Major writes\u2026 \u201cToday\u2019s poem of rhyming couplets speaks a truth about loneliness; the wish for a sustaining love and companionship motivates us to work through our differences sometimes at the expense of our emotional health.\u201d


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