The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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Close My Door

I close my door
for silence,
for solitude,
for peace of mind,
for warmth,
for cool comfort,
for my sanity.

I close
and in so doing
am shown the cracks everywhere.

There’s no reason
for me to leave the door ajar.
The world surges
and spills open everything,
sweeping me up
into the mystic flotsam and jetsam.