Asking the age old question, where do we start?

The Sparkby Maggie DeversI 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 fatherAnd 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 bornOr when I first felt her kickOr when I decided I wanted a daughterAnd 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 ↓

1. Read my debut poetry book, For My Daughter
2. Follow me on Instagram for more poetry @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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