The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller
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Enlightenment
How much of my life is quotation
and therefore ought to be cited?
I wonder if my enlightenment
has really been a journey nowhere,
a narcissistic deep-dive
into my own reflection.
Doing little or nothing
will become easier and easier.
Saying nothing will be harder
as I’m dying to be heard.
The wise tell me repeatedly:
the way I listen,
the way I see,
the way I make love,
are the ways I know God.