How do I handle this?
I don't know how, I only know that it needs to be handled.
I did everything I could do, and it wasn't enough. I tried my absolute hardest, and I failed. I was the best person I could be, and I didn't measure up. I went as far as I could go, and I fell short.
However I want to say it and however many times I say it, the sting doesn't lessen.
How do I handle this?
Same way, I suppose, that I've handled everything else.
I'll just muddle through.