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I keep trying not to care about the things I cannot change
Bu it remains
My resolution every year
And though I'm tired of being angry I keep 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 the clangs of all the bells
From the time that always tells
Me that the world is fading fast
And the future will be past
Before we know

But maybe this year will be different and I'll be wise enough to know
To 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 the January thaw
Or that woodpecker I saw
Or the buds bursting from trees
That soon will turn to to leaves
Until the time again next fall
When the trees will drop them all
Before we know

I'll be gone before we know it, life it passes in a flash
And back to ash
Our bodies wash out to the sea
But before all of that happens I resolve to my best
To address
Just what could use some change in me
Less preaching and more prayer
More tenderness and care
Less judgment 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 Demos, released January 28, 2021

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