A smile is an evident burden
As happiness always fades into frown
Whether it be time, place, or person involved
Something always exists to pull us down
When there is no real antidote
Just pills and plants
They provide artificial solution
Giving you one more chance
A tendency leaning towards deprivation
Hit yourself in the face with this
Until you feel none of it's side effects
Your optimism should have been dismissed
Your clueless shroud
Shielding your face from the light
The truth that burns your eyes
And leaves scars upon your sight
I still worry for you
yet I pray for my salvation
This joy is just a passing memory
That refuses to die of starvation.