"he's no good" they said
she sat a bit straighter
"i don't care" she said
"i'll make him better"

"you're hurting" they said
she spoke a bit louder
"he's worth it" she said
"i couldn't be happier"

"stop this" they said
she dipped her head lower
"i love him" she said
"that's all that should matter"

"we warned you" they said
she sank in her grieving
"i'm a fool" she said
"a fool for believing"

--the real fools, the true fools, are the ones who fool themselves