Too Good to be True

I know fearlessness would be too much to hope for,
but still, it'd be nice to fear less,
and hope more.
If I could have one single ray of sunshine
that didn't cast a shadow of a doubt,
or a dream that didn't have a nightmare waiting in the wings
for me to wake, that'd be great.
Because I can't trust that the next thing that walks through the door
of my life
isn't going to punch me in the face
first chance it gets.
I can't trust that I haven't met a demon
who wears an angel's eyes.
Fear has poisoned the river of anticipation that has been released.
Because everyone knows,
if it seems too good to be true,
it probably is.