This is my body
Broken for you
In a womb scarred by loss
You brought life anew
So let my belly swell
And the nausea brew
While progesterone shots
Are leaving their bruise
On skin stretched taut
Over organs brand new
With varicose veins
Blooming like a tattoo
I was wracked with contractions
When you made your debut
Now dripping warm milk
Under t-shirts askew
In the sleep scarce nights
While you nurse and coo
Words aren’t sufficient
For what love can do
So this is my body
Broken for you
[Photographs by Laura Whitten]
beautiful