How her heart beats

pain written all over
her existence
she connects to parts 
of her body
with trepidation
another’s will
inflicted on
her being

A womb 
owned, assaulted 
by heartless beasts
for a male child

pacemakers
support life
She has forgotten
how her heart
used to beat

Quadrille #134: We {heart} poems

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