{"podcast":{"title":"One Poem Only","slug":"one-poem-only-7376622","podcast_index_feed_id":7376622,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/1898036.rss","website_url":"https://www.patreon.com/c/OnePoemOnly","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/d6dfcb32-7bde-40ae-8e00-2565782b5197/One-Poem-Only-3000x3000.png","author":"Maggie Devers","episode_count":460,"summary":"A daily reading. A quiet moment. One poem, center stage: just for now, just for you. A one-night-only show, in verse. Come back tomorrow. The curtain rises again.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T14:20:05.277030+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/one-poem-only-7376622"},"episode":{"title":"Lilies by Madilyn Lopez  | One Poem Only","slug":"lilies-by-madilyn-lopez-one-poem-only","published_at":"2026-05-28T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/one-poem-only-7376622/lilies-by-madilyn-lopez-one-poem-only","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/one-poem-only-7376622","url":"https://one-poem-only.captivate.fm/episode/lilies-by-madilyn-lopez-one-poem-only","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/833e407a-2441-494d-a16e-34db6efe9286.mp3","summary":"A daily reading from One Poem Only—a quiet space for a single poem, read aloud. Lilies Madilyn Lopez blood gushes from underneath my index fingers underneath my thumbs my eyes go white and pin-point black bloodshot— my artery. my throat seals itself shut like a wooden door stuck in humidity’s clutch i tilt my chin to the popcorn ceiling gasping for air that’s already escaped Lilies are my favorite flower by the way. it is late. 12:15am exactly. my neck starts to itch where brittle bone holds nostalgic flesh imprints the coffee on my wooden-chipped scarred nightstand has gone tepid then frigid it is late. 12:17am exactly. congealed blood gushes from my nose where I have never been hit only walked into steel and concrete walls my tear ducts know no repentance stuck in confession my chest feels like tenmilliontrapdoorsleftunsealed i scratch at the duct tape fastened around my goosebumped body clawing like a raved rabid wretched animal wretched thing salivating foaming aching teeth baring Lilies are my favorite flower by the way. it is late. 12:21 exactly. Lilies. Lilies. Lilies. Lilies. Lilies. More from Madilyn Lopez ↓ @v0guerat on Instagram @maryshelleysmymother on TikTok @madilynlo on Substack Support + Stay Connected to OPO If you’d like to support the show, Substack and Patreon members receive a copy of my book, For My Daughter , along with episodes from the audiobook. Poetry reminds us what matters. Thank you for listening.","meta_description":"A daily reading from One Poem Only—a quiet space for a single poem, read aloud. Lilies Madilyn Lopez blood gushes from underneath my index fingers underne…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":130,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/one-poem-only-7376622/episodes/lilies-by-madilyn-lopez-one-poem-only/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/one-poem-only-7376622/lilies-by-madilyn-lopez-one-poem-only.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}