Before We Know

from Trying by The Ruralists

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I keep trying not to care about the things I cannot change
But it remains my resolution every year
And though I’m tired of being angry
I’m still shouting myself hoarse
Which of course makes it difficult to hear
All the ticks and all the tocks
From all the hands on all the clocks
And all the chimes on all the bells
From all the time that always tells me
That the world is fading fast
And the future will be past
Before we know

Maybe this year will be different and I’ll be wise enough to know
And just let go of all the things I cannot change
And I’ll finally find a way to just sit still
And pass the time
Reminded of what’s lovely and strange
Like a January thaw
Or that woodpeck I saw
Or the buds bursting from trees
Which soon will turn to leaves
Until the time again next fall
When the trees will drop them all
Before we know

I’ll be gone before I know it
Life it passes in a flash
Back to ash our bodies wash out to the sea
But before all of that happens
I resolve to do my best
To address just what could use some change in me
Less preaching and more prayer
More tenderness and care
Less judgement and more love
Less worry about stuff
More attention to what’s dear
Because it all will disappear
Before we know

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from Trying, released April 7, 2023

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