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Phoebe Zipper's avatar

It's funny; sometimes we speak words and they feel dead in comparison to our emotions. Sometimes we speak words and they bring to life emotions we didn't even realize we had.

Thank you for this beautiful piece.

Olivia Lynch's avatar

Surya, can I ask what you mean by dead language?

Surya Milner's avatar

hey Olivia, thanks for reading, and yes! — by dead I mean devoid of ripeness, of aliveness. My use of the word "emotional," in this context, just seems to miss the mark. It feels like a hollow shell of what I feel, which is tangible and visceral and full.