Asking the age old question, where do we start?

The Spark by Maggie Devers I try to think where her story starts.
When I went to my parents' for the weekendAnd the Labrador could smell herAnd for the first time in her dog life, didn’t jump on me
Or when I met her father And we kissed on our first dateAt the cowboy bar that's burned down twice now,
Or when we named herAnd whispered her into my wombOn an island far from here
Or when she jumped awake in Star Wars,Whatever one was outThe Christmas before she was born
Or when she was born Or when I first felt her kickOr when I decided I wanted a daughter And wondered what she would be like
When was that?
It’s hard to know where to beginWhen we’re constantly in the process of beginning.

More from Maggie Devers ↓

• Read my debut poetry book, For My Daughter
• Follow me on Instagram for more poetry @rembrandts.cure

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