Surrogate
I hold a child that isn’t mine,
A life entwined in borrowed time.
A heartbeat whispers foreign cries,
A mother’s love through stranger’s eyes.
I bear the weight, I break, I bend,
A journey’s start, a journey’s end.
The bond unseen, yet tight as thread,
A love unspoken, softly bred.
Yet when the moment comes to part,
To silence what was once my heart,
I hand the dream to arms unknown,
A love once cradled—never owned.
A life entwined in borrowed time.
A heartbeat whispers foreign cries,
A mother’s love through stranger’s eyes.
I bear the weight, I break, I bend,
A journey’s start, a journey’s end.
The bond unseen, yet tight as thread,
A love unspoken, softly bred.
Yet when the moment comes to part,
To silence what was once my heart,
I hand the dream to arms unknown,
A love once cradled—never owned.
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Background: This poem delves into the emotional depth of surrogacy, portraying the silent struggle of a woman who carries a child she must eventually give away. The poem explores love, sacrifice, and the unbreakable yet invisible bonds between a surrogate and the life she nurtures but does not keep.
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