Like all happy endings, it was a tragedy
For I couldn't see what was really happening
You were running away from me
When all I could see was your smile.
Why do fools fall in love?
They are the ones who least can stand it
When the burning rug they stand upon
Gets pulled from beneath their feet.
I still cannot understand the rules of love
They are a complete mystery to my soul
For every time I try to play this dangerous game
I find myself standing up on the sidelines, once more.
Like all sad stories, there were lessons to be learned-
That love and hate dance together, hand in hand
Reality is really just another careful illusion
And happiness is just something other people feel.
September 16, 2000