Each morning dawns bright
Only to be dashed
Quickly and brutally
With news of the day
I seek refuge in the print
Feel good articles and books
Poetry and literature
Human interest stories
But futility prevails
Politics and hatred triumph
The scurrilous dominate
Saying man is bad
Retreat and denial beckon
An obvious self-defense
As things get worse
And disaster is imminent
Still, I hold on
To long-held beliefs
People are good
However flawed
Though now I worry
That my faith is wrong