Broken Bodies

Me.
I rub my forefinger along the line where no hair grows.
I remember.
My body was broken when I brought life into this world.
Twice it broke. Twice it hurt.
I am broken.

Her.
She has no scar, but she remembers.
Her body was broken when she tried & tried to bring life into this world.
A thousand times broken.
And people who knew not what they did called her Barren.
Broken.

Ella.
Her body is covered in scars, she will never forget.
Her body was broken when she tried & tried to cross that border to bring life to the life she brought into the world.
A thousand times broken.
And people who knew not what they did called her Illegal.
Broken.

You.
Your body keeps Love's score. We will never forget.
Your body was bruised and broken and beaten as you brought life and light into the world.
A thousand times broken.
And people who knew not what they did called you Names.
King of the Jews. Broken.
King of my broken heart.
King of the broken hearted.
King of the broken.