For My Daughter

<p><strong><em>For My Daughter</em></strong></p><p><em>Chop off my head and put it on your shield.</em></p><p><em>I will protect you until the day I die</em></p><p><em>And all the days after that.</em></p><p><em>You think I would let anything harm the perfection that sprang from my body?</em></p><p><em>That force that is me and infinitely you at the same time?</em></p><p><em>There is nothing in the world that could destroy us</em></p><p><em>Not when a mere glance can turn men to stone.</em></p><p></p><p>Are you ready to view motherhood in a new light? <em>For My Daughter</em> is a delightfully honest debut poetry collection that embraces the free-spirit of wild women everywhere.</p><p></p><p>Open this book and be inspired by a fresh way of nurturing one that owes nothing to the world and everything to the children. Let go of outdated beliefs about mothers and daughters and embrace everything you want. You can do it your way. The poems in this book prove it.</p><p></p><p><strong><em>Carpe Diem</em></strong></p><p><em>It took me a while to realize that carpe diem means</em></p><p><em>Take the day</em></p><p><em>Like literally take it</em></p><p><em>That I could take it.</em></p><p></p><p><em>So I did.</em></p><p></p><p><em>And guess what?</em></p><p><em>They don't make you give it back.</em></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Maggie Devers is a poet and mother who writes in the spaces between living. She believes beauty is all around us. We have to look to find it and when we do it is imperative to share it with those we love.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>She aspires for her daughter to shine as a beacon of love and truth in the world championing a child-led approach to foster her autonomy and authenticity in every endeavor.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Observing the beauty of growth and constant change compels Maggie to write and capture the moments. Like an artist with a brush she cannot help herself.</span></p>