Brian’sPoems

The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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A Poet's Dilemma

Letting go of my agenda...

I suppose
I could memorize a few of my poems,
and maybe a few more by others.
Then I could sit with an audience
and recite these poems in a dark room
that is slowly made warmer
by the wisdom that emerges.

I don’t know,
perhaps one day.
For now I’m content
to let the words come in solitude,
to scatter them on this page,
then to let them go where they will,
even if it’s nowhere in particular.

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