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The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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Cerveza Song

Brian here…
Good whatever day this is for you,
and good whenever time
you’re reading these words.

I’m feeling a little low.
Yesterday’s beer drinking
has interfered with my sleep,
and now I can’t remember
what I’m supposed to be doing.

My body is complaining
at having to practice alchemy,
turning the toxins I consumed
into something more beneficial
for this brand new day.

So I say a morbid prayer,
that the wisdom brewing within me
on this very difficult morning,
and from all the hard-won mornings before,
won’t someday also be buried
alongside my corpse.

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