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The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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Born Again

A prayer to forget myself.

Tell the wind
I’m done resisting.
Tell the rain,
and the steep path, too.

At last I’m grateful to surrender,
allowing the current to push me
anywhere I wouldn’t voluntarily go.

I’ve been piloting my life for years
but now find this task a burden.
Because I succeeded in becoming me,
it’s time to grow into something more.

Warrior, Lover, Magician,
King and Queen -
these roles aren’t meant
to last our lifetime.

Thus I’m slowly removing
this heavy mantle I’ve been wearing.

Today I call myself poet,
which speaks not of my certainty,
but of my spirit kinship
with the wind and rolling hills.

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