Living slowly means
Returning to what makes us human
Our basic needs
And how we fulfill them
Without the added noise
Of socio-cultural confusion
by Kayla Henry
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It starts with children. Don’t let them Become the scared men And women We are today Driven by stories Falling in line Though similar story tellers Have fooled us time And time again. How can we fend
I wished for an earth that nobody wanted Where we lived by our brows And our fears we confronted With awareness of the temporary And distrust in the arbitrary Where our goals did not sleep Under anthi
Why do you run From difficult questions? Is it a lack of answers- A defense mechanism? Do you fear uncovering Illogic in your ways? Are you shaken by change In your stagnant haze? How will you know Wi