I'Ve Quit Believing Poem by Patti Masterman

I've quit believing that just being kind
Will keep others from being at my throat
It was a hard lesson, went against everything
I thought that I had ever known.

I've quit believing just loving enough
Can save another from their fate
I've seen too much of hopelessness
And jealousy, and random hate.

Got to believe in myself, from now on
And I've never been amenable, to praise
Got to look in that mirror now, every morning
And tell you I love you, to get through the day.