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The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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Forgive Me Another Day

The mountain range looms,
a giant black shadow
against the pale blue sky.
Pink light silhouettes
the craggy rocks,
forming the sun god’s
morning halo.

It wasn’t the light
which called me to this day,
rather my grumbling stomach
refusing last night’s dinner
and angrily denying me sleep.

So I get up,
make a cup of tea
and say my apologies
with some oatmeal.
Then I sit down,
allowing the sun god
to forgive me
another day.

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