Our episode today is one of many from the archives. We’ll be back tomorrow with more new poetry and reflection!

Today’s poem is Here We Are by Lauren K. Watel. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual.

In this episode, Major writes… “Today’s poem begins from the idea that we yearn for connection and healing, but that our conflicts feel irreconcilable — to the point that we do not trust a future free of our trauma, grief, and suffering.”

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