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EPISODE · Oct 17, 2025 · 6 MIN

1376: Laura, I Want You Pulling Your Hair Back by Natalie Dunn

from The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily · host Eliana Benavides

Today’s poem is Laura, I Want You Pulling Your Hair Back by Natalie Dunn. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, Maggie writes… “A big part of loving someone, whether they’re a friend or a family member or someone you’re romantically involved with, is embracing them exactly as they are. Not hoping they’ll change, or waiting for them to change, or—worst of all—trying to change them yourself.” Celebrate the power of poems with a gift to The Slowdown today. Every donation makes a difference: https://tinyurl.com/rjm4synp

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