OPO Revisited | Momma Said Be Nice by Chris Kads

One Poem Only is a daily poetry podcast offering a quiet moment with a single poem—read aloud, without analysis or noise. This month on One Poem Only, I’m revisiting poems that stayed with me long after recording them. Some became listener favorites; others quietly became favorites of my own. One Poem Only Revisited is an invitation to return—to listen again, reflect, and discover what feels different now. Today’s poem is Momma Said Be Nice by Chris Kads. Read the full poem on Substack.

More from Chris Kads ↓

• @chris_kads on Instagram
• She is editor of An Apple a Day: A Collection of Poems and Short Stories. You can order now.

Watch the Second Poem

You can watch and listen to Would I still love him if I were a worm? by Chris Kads on Instagram at @rembrandts.cure. It is from the collection An Apple a Day.

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