Betrayed

I dreamed moderately

I wanted something achievable

Something simple

I wanted love

I wanted children

I didn't need money

Or power

I had no lofty ambition

I only wanted what I was promised

My body could give

A life inside me

An unbreakable bond

Unlike any other

Love and love in return

Unconditional, unshakable

I wanted to feel that

But more so

I wanted to give it

I don't love anything the way I love children

And I could have them

I was promised

Just wait

And it will happen

But my body

My body

My body is broken

So quickly

My dreams died so quickly

A week

I wasn't even ready for kids yet

But my body was preemptive

Cysts on both sides

Removed

Only slivers left

Of ovaries and dreams