Doing Better Yet?

At exactly what moment Should I have said, "I will do BETTER Despite how bad things are?" Can I get that moment back? I have my doubts; Everyone is afraid of going back. It's a great bold self-deluding conceit That we'd do anything very different Or that anything would turn out different enough to matter! Even if we suddenly had more balls, It's doubtful we'd have a bit more sense! Like a homing pigeon, we'd go home and strut Without having the least idea what Home really is...