# 1535: Goldfish by Francisco Márquez Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-slowdown-poetry-reflection-daily-7043130/1535-goldfish-by-francisco-ma-rquez Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-slowdown-poetry-reflection-daily-7043130/1535-goldfish-by-francisco-ma-rquez.md Podcast: [The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-slowdown-poetry-reflection-daily-7043130) Published: 2026-06-11T08:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/1535-goldfish-by-francisco-marquez--72474192 Audio file: https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72474192/theslowdown_20260611_20260611_128.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-slowdown-poetry-reflection-daily-7043130/episodes/1535-goldfish-by-francisco-ma-rquez Duration seconds: 461 ## Resource Today’s poem is Goldfish by Francisco Márquez. The Slowdown is your daily poetry ritual. In this episode, guest host Diannely Antigua writes… “When it comes to death, we often have a need to witness. It is our human instinct to see and touch, to hear their silence. I remember wondering why it was called a wake service and learning that it comes from staying awake, from keeping vigil over the body before burial. We’re keeping the dead company as they transition, much like we would with a friend at a train station before they move across the country.” This show is supported by gifts from listeners. Support The Slowdown with a donation and get access to the sponsor-free version of The Slowdown today. Slowdownshow.org/donate ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-slowdown-poetry-reflection-daily-7043130/episodes/1535-goldfish-by-francisco-ma-rquez/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-slowdown-poetry-reflection-daily-7043130/1535-goldfish-by-francisco-ma-rquez.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.