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The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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A Cosmic Order

Learning to live in relative chaos.

It’s early in the morning.
We returned late in the evening
after a long and very special weekend.
The house appears to be a mess,
with open luggage lying among boxes
and unopened mail stacked in piles.

Where do I start this new day?
Is it the chaos demanding my attention,
or the holiday apathy within me?

Maybe ask me again tomorrow.
By then I will have found
the right place for everything,
and will become more assured
by having restored the delicate order
I impose upon my life.

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