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Oct 2025
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1376: Laura, I Want You Pulling Your Hai...

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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.”


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