Preferring To Trust Ourselves Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

Living life fully only to die in the end, never knowing how long
we have on this earth, doing whatever we must to make it last as
long as we can.

Wanting to have love, caring and compassion from family and
friends, giving our love and hearts in return, learning through
life to trust others.

At times being abandoned and losing it, having to start over
again or give up on ever trusting anyone ever again, because
the pain is too much for us to handle.

Preferring to rely and trust ourselves only throughout the
rest of life, a sad and forlorn way to live, but it's
the only way we really have of protecting ourselves from
being hurt by others.