33 we can never do more than our best

33
we can never do more than our best
but we can always do less
and trying to do more
often leads to subtraction
we shouldn’t add a second thought
to a best that multiplies failure
but most slip into yesterday’s dirty clothes with a hurried sip of espresso
the odor of our errors in a persistent cloud around us
the rod of correction
our favorite motivational tool
used so often
we recite stories to the mirror
about the black eye and bruised knee
in case someone asks
why can’t we stop counting
success and failure
and simply instead
always do our best

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