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Dear reader — thx for spending some time with my piece. I typewrote this poem made of poems over the course of a night and a morning when I was feeling an internal shift away from deep-grooved patterns of internal harshness. It was a moment of grief for the ways I’d been relating to myself and curiosity for the ways I might learn to turn toward gentler forms of interior dialogue. Later, I took these texts and paired them with reddened textures in order to create a hanging mobile, which you can check out at Raíz Gallery (inside Casa Caracol) during May and June, 2026. Finally, I recorded an audio version, thinking about the poems as a score for sonic layering. Thank you to the Rise team for providing such an expansive, care-filled home!   -Ryan Greene

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