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The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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Beyond the Sea

Look what washed up on the shore...

I just realized why
a man might lock away
a tiny piece of his heart,
then cast the key
into the deepest sea.

It’s likely he’s learned
something about pain, and
something more about survival,
living in this world at odds
with our Universe’s
chaotic and random love
for all of her creation.

Now perchance someday,
while standing at water’s edge,
the ocean delivers you a key.
Know you have been given
the sacred means to unlock
that quivering and timid love
entombed within us all.

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