No facial elevation
Slow regressive depression
Alone and isolation
A need for self-preservation
A need for self-creation
A need for self-normality
No smile, not for a while
These are not crocodile tears
These are tears in the fabric of me
I cannot see my smile
I cannot close my eyes
I cannot understand
I will smile again
I will rise again
I will understand again
By Manivasagan Moodley
Day 7 Bells palsy- 4th May 2023