Sunday Recap & I Worry by Maggie Devers

Here’s your recap of this week’s poems plus one new poem to carry us into the week ahead.Sep 1 - The Bleeding of Dreams by Dean Charpentier @mrcharps on Instagram. His most recent publication: two poems featured in B O D Y literary journalSep 2 - The Playground by David ParkSep 3 - When I die, lay me down under a willow tree by Peyton Michelle Bryant @mama.laloba on Instagram. Peyton Bryant on Substack. Her book, Feral Mother, Sovereign Woman, is out now.Sep 4 - A memorial service before death by Adheena S Farhan @carbon_dat.ed on Instagram.Sep 5 - Accidental Birds by Deborah Howard @deborahcrafts on Instagram. Her book, Haiku 52: A Journey Through the Year, is out now.Sep 6 - Stillness of Light by J. Ishaan @__fire_fist_29 on Instagram.Sep 7I WorryAbout running out of wineAbout my daughter’s friend’s mom not liking meAnd no one liking my poems,About not writing any more good onesAbout the dishes and the laundry,No strike that—About not worrying about the dishes and the laundryAnd the endless list of worries.I’m exhausted just putting this down So I will put it down All of it.I’ll set gentle fire to it And rub the ashes over my tanned skinAnd comb my chlorine scented hairThen I’ll go find some mushrooms and let the rest of it fly awayTo live without meFor I can be reborn every day And lately I want toAnd I don’t know why that scares me.- Maggie DeversMore from Maggie Devers ↓Read my debut poetry book, For My DaughterFollow me on Instagram for more poetry @rembrandts.cure