The Short Bus With a Helmet On

Too many times in life, have I been sorely disillusioned
and it was sorely noticeable in my eyes.
Being forsaken certainly takes it's toll on an individual.

Too many of these types of letdowns, and setbacks
eventually will leave a vacant space in one's eyes,
where there once existed activity and lucidity
lies a remaining emptiness, showing nothing but a hollow stare.

Many try and fight off this living vacancy
with false hopes and dreams, but to no avail.;
for such a letdown is really quite overwhelming.

Plus, this type of setback can give someone a perpetually blank stare,
not to mention the matching scowl
because one always accompanies the other.....like a matching set.
Only, a set that's rather disheartening, to say the least.

There is one ray of hope that's been known to ward off this dastardly curse,
and it's something so simple that it's often overlooked.
One simply must overlook the "blues", and force a smile, for it can really help.

If you can pull it off,
you'll either appear happy...and will be treated as such;
or you'll resemble some sort of idiot
that one sees riding the short bus...while wearing a helmet.