The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller
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Christmas
My wife decided more than a year ago
she didn’t want to be married.
Too hard.
Yeah.
So was divorce.
Last year I wandered around
like a shell-shocked soldier
clutching my heart in my hand.
It didn’t stop beating
but turned a deeper shade of red.
This year I’m putting it in a box.
gonna wrap it
and re-gift it to myself.