The Vanishing Smile

A smile makes all the difference To a person's day It costs nothing to smile So they say It is obvious it sticks out a mile There are more people frowning Than those wearing a friendly smile What has wiped the smile from a persons face Is it the state of the world That is affecting every race It's like an epidemic People look so sad Too much that's seen and read Seems so gloomy and bad Rows of empty shops And empty office spaces Pubs, Clubs and Restaurants Would like to see more faces So they can carry on Sadly too many of them Are going, going, gone The ethics of the powers that be Seems senseless and futile to me Cheaply built buildings Are erected everywhere Employing the jobless That seems fair It's hard to understand When they are finished They stand empty for ages Built then diminished Nothing is built to last that is for sure Maybe that's the reason People are not smiling anymore