DOING THE BEST WE CAN

We can go round and round

And come to the same conclusion

We can take everything as it comes

And further add to the confusion

We can discuss things to death

And worry ourselves to a point of no return

We can throw caution to the wind

And watch one another bruise and burn

There's no right or wrong answer

There's no yes or no plan

There's just a sense of knowing

That we're doing the best we can.

We can fall back on our old habits

And find that we're fed up and tired

We can pick up the pieces and start again

And see if we're differently wired

We can let our shadows haunt us

And create a narrative quite frightening

We can light a candle in the dark

And find the prospect enlightening

There's no good or bad reason

There's no lesser or greater than

There's just a sense of knowing

That we're doing the best we can.

We can shake up the constant

And make changes work in our favour

We can hold ourselves accountable

And emerge a whole lot braver

We can seal it all with a kiss

And carry the memories to our grave

We can shove it all below the carpet

And make regret our only slave

There's no bright or dull moment

There's no lesser woman or man

There's just a sense of knowing

That we're doing the best we can.