Reckoning Anna Goodman Herrick You have to know you're enough. And you have to remember.Then,you have to forgetand tumble into the soft darkness and let it hold youSometimes, if you're luckyit will whisperto you secrets:like,this is happeningyou are alive(even if)(just barely)and when you are on the edge of mercy I doin that pillow embrace of that godthat you have called painyou have to let it toss youback into the earthen worldand lay you on its grounduntil you say I doI want to be hereand this timeI mean it.

More from Anna Goodman Herrick ↓

• @annagoodmanherrick on Instagram
• Her book A Speaker Is a Wilderness is out now.

You can listen to me read Anna Goodman Herrick’s poem, The Whole Story, over on Instagram @rembrandts.cure

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Write After: National Poetry Month with One Poem Only

Write After is a way to encourage poets to listen and write, and use National Poetry Month to highlight how listening to poetry makes us better poets. I know I write the best when I’m surrounded by beautiful poetry–it’s part of the reason I created this podcast, and I want to encourage others to share this practice.

We'll get started in April. You can share to #WriteAfterOPO.

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