The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller
A single poem, met at the right moment, can change a life.
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...is like looking into a mirror.
I did not realize my own cleverness until I opened my mouth and expertly skewered you with my intense criticism. The power of my words, spoken and written, are blindly intoxicating, and wielding them blindly makes me feel powerful. Of course any sharp object will always cut both ways. Soon enough my cleverness stealthily wounded me, revealing my own acute pain.
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