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The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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Dance with You

Let the spirits lead.

Do the dead hear music?
Of course they do.
They have become the music
and the stories we share
over the course of our lives.

It’s the mostly dead
who struggle to see and to hear,
to speak and to breathe.

Their hearts yearn to sing along,
but the soul-crushing weight
of living outside of any mystery
imprisons them in a world of silence.

Rest assured you will soon find
a place to touch this Earth
and to feel it touching you.

Remember to keep humming
until your toes begin to tap.
Then move your body in rhythm,
allowing the spirits to lead.

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