Today’s poem is Teleology by Willie Lin. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual.

In this episode, Major writes… “We’ve so much between us: awards shows, music, art, weather, and a final breath we do not know when will befall us. And yet, some remain alien and indifferent to others, incurious—sometimes for money, but sometimes, by choice. How we cherish our isolation.”

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