Brian’sPoems

The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

A single poem, met at the right moment, can change a life.

Search and read all 1,834 pieces by Brian J. Mueller — 1,675 poems, 38 prose pieces, and 121 haiku from 12 published volumes. Free to read and share.

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What do I know?

I thought I knew
what today’s poem
would be about.
But only my soul knows,
and cannot be called to task
by my fearful mind
or my angry gut
demanding to know answers,
demanding some meaning,
demanding at least some reward
for the fact that living
only produces more questions.

My soul teases me:

Wouldn’t it be great
if I just handed you
your favorite drink,
told you all God’s secrets,
then watched you fall asleep
forgetting them all?

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