Brian’sPoems

The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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Search and read all 1,834 pieces by Brian J. Mueller — 1,675 poems, 38 prose pieces, and 121 haiku from 12 published volumes. Free to read and share.

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Cracks in the Pavement

I forgot the first line of this poem.
It came to me upon waking
but is now lost to the morning ether,
or to my alert ego,
busily planning my busy day.

The world I am helping to build
wants to be watertight.
Yet when I was just a kid,
I saw only cracks in the pavement
with all kinds of entry portals
into a spiritual and imaginative world.

I believe my soul is speaking to me
through my slow, deliberate exhales.
I strain to hear that mystical voice,
now sharing with my inner child,
the inherent beauty and freedom
in simply being alive.

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