Sunday Recap & One More Step by Maggie Devers

Here’s your recap of this week’s poems plus one new poem to carry us into the week ahead.Jan 12 - Happiness by Navya Chaudhary @chaoticconfessor on Instagram. Her book, Unfinished Letters, is out now.Jan 13 - I Promise by Riley Hope McPheters @rileyhmcpheters on Instagram. She is a member of @PoetzPortalFW, that exists to awaken consciousness and cultivate liberated creative practice through the transformative power of poetry, sound, and communal dialogue.Jan 14 - Aloof by Luwa @luwawrites on Instagram. You can listen and watch me read Beauty Allures by Luwa on Instagram @rembrandts.cure.Jan 15 - Rooted by Shaq Mendes @shackahh_wackahh on Instagram.Jan 16 - The Season of Returning by Lara @itslarawrites on Instagram.Jan 17 - The Anatomy of Dawn by Saleha Najeeb @gotta_slayyyy on Instagram. Her book, Whispers Unveiled, is available now.Jan 18One More StepMaggie DeversI’m worried you might be missing itI’m worried you might be living through it all and not really living itI’m worried you can’t smell itI’m worried you don’t pull it close and smother yourselfWill you remember how she always smelled of milk?And the way her cry would squeak early in the morning?Or how she first said daddyAnd then her own nameHow she needed us for everything and then one dayDidn’t.I thought I’d be better prepared,That we could mark it on the calendar and celebrateBut it snuck up on me—She learned to dress herself,Feed herself,Pick up after herselfAnd I forgot what I was here to teach herAnd started learning what I was here to teach myselfWe hold on to the parts that we think come firstBut the order doesn’t go how we imagineTime is tricky—The hand that pulls you forward isn’t always your own.More from Maggie Devers ↓My debut poetry collection, For My Daughter, available as an audiobook.Purchase a signed copy of For My Daughter or get one free by subscribing to the podcast: One Poem Only on PatreonFollow me on Instagram for more poetry @rembrandts.cure