The Spark by Maggie Devers

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 meOr 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 hereOr when she jumped awake in Star Wars,Whatever one was outThe Christmas before she was bornOr when she was bornOr when I first felt her kickOr when I decided I wanted a daughterAnd wondered what she would be likeWhen 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 DaughterFollow me on Instagram for more poetry @rembrandts.cureMentioned in this episode:Write After with One Poem OnlyWrite 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. If you want to join: Listen to a poem from the month of April on One Poem Only, then write your own in response. I will pick one for each day to read in June for a special series: One Poem After 🍎🍏 Submissions close May 15.Write After Submissions Form