No Greater Fool
How many times I've laughed at those
Who act like fools for love.
I scoffed, I sneered, I laughed out loud
I thought I was above.
How silly! How illogical!
How stupid to get hurt.
And even worse these clueless dolts
Will give another chance.
And then the fools refuse to see
What strangers realize.
They think their lover’s being true
While weaving sloppy lies.
Why can't they see the sad, sick truth
So clear to you and me?
We do not realize in our youth
We really want the lies.
The truth is ugly, the truth is dull.
With no romance or magic.
To look at life straight on like that
Is depressing, even tragic.
Once I believed in fairy tales
I believed his love was true.
A cynic smitten, it never fails
There was no greater fool.
Copyright © Pegi Price | Year Posted 2006
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