Matriphagy

Invaded, acceptance of fertility
 Like leeches digesting
 Their way into the uterus
 Through the human endometrium
 Aligned like a fortress, a lethal barrier
 The implantation, a fight for survival
 The maternal cells in a fierce combat
 Against the invading trophoderm
 Genetic diversity means deadly rivalry
 To sate the thirst for nutrients
 The placental cells hunt for arteries
 Annihilating everything in their path
 Maternal generosity, sacrifice of love
 The conceived is challenged
 To prove the worthiness of life
 By displaying a vigorous lust
 Aggressive and invasive
 The maternal despot
 Resilient and hostile
 Maternal generosity, sacrifice of love
 Ruthlessness
 A hormonal cold war
 Inside the womb
 A battlefield
 With dead on both sides
 Selfish ego flourished
 The mother feeds the brood upon herself
 As it drinks, she weakens
 Strengthening the young
 Swarmed by the offspring
 Injected with venom and devoured
 Like prey