Held by Maggie Devers
Held
Maggie Devers
The sweetest meat is closest to the bone
The most tender, the most true
The tissue there is hardest to reach,
To manipulate from the outside.
If you squeezed my arm
How much bone would you feel?
Would the flesh push back
And guard my depths?
The fruit around the mango pit is sinewy
Unless it’s overripe,
Then it melts into your mouth.
More from Maggie Devers ↓
- Read my debut poetry book, For My Daughter
- Follow me on Instagram for more poetry @rembrandts.cure
Mentioned in this episode:
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.
