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dont use utensils but scoop it up with your hands one line at a time, please wait at least 30 seconds to swallow hold the line under your tongue make sure you taste each word feel where it goes as it travels down does your throat burn do you feel oceans in your eyes or does your heart expand to every inch of your body if you feel nothing dont force it move on, for if every line was life changing there would be no constant life to live there is a poem for everyone just as everyone has a favorite food how would you discover it if you always ordered the same thing
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Jul 23, 2025
Jul 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM UTC
A Beginner’s Guide to Reading Poetry
dont use utensils but scoop it up with your hands one line at a time, please wait at least 30 seconds to swallow hold the line under your tongue make sure you taste each word feel where it goes as it travels down does your throat burn do you feel oceans in your eyes or does your heart expand to every inch of your body if you feel nothing dont force it move on, for if every line was life changing there would be no constant life to live there is a poem for everyone just as everyone has a favorite food how would you discover it if you always ordered the same thing
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Jul 23, 2025
Jul 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM UTC
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