Swollen Poem by Ragy Sandid

In an artist's frame
The two sides of my face
Are not the same

Yet swollen shows the art
That yet so many
Cannot take a purposeful part

Part pain, part cosmetic
Show shame and hide pain
Aesthetics allows pathetic

People allow you pity
Yet harbour disgust
Like an inner city, ugly but pretty

One lives with the care
Of a swollen heart
That's hard to share

Yet hearts glide
Towards to swollen face
To take a side

Hide but show and tell
Show is not a choice
All ends swell