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Lauren Hall

“do not despise the small things”
the simmer on a stove
the small step forward followed by
the small step forward
the quiet coexistence in the dining room

on the days when turbulence persists
there is still an anchoring
a groundedness
not in airtight logic or
well-reasoned conclusions
but in the unfinished thoughts
that dared to exist

& the flicker of light at your feet
beckoning you closer
if you pause to be still
too easily forgotten
& yet, there it is
glowing, unwavering, constant

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Lauren Hall
Poet

Lauren likes words and writes from Washington D.C.

Photography by Mathilde Langevin