The Promise of Happiness

if i could be as happy and carefree  

as all these people in this commercial  

then all these horrible side effects  

would be worth the cost they come with  

laughter that seems to cleanse the  

soul so deep that it burns these doubts  

breaking free from a cage unseen only  

for moments to hang in weightless air  

the smiles so bright they turn pain into  

a shadow that shrinks in their light they  

dance across the screen like they have  

never felt the sting of a silent wound  

but the fine print scrolls quietly it speaks  

of nightmares hidden behind closed lips  

the balance is so delicate how do they  

make it seem so easy to pay this price  

if the laughter comes i'll take the risk every  

side effect is a ghost i could learn to love