The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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Grief

Sadness lurks in the dark hours of early morning
until I push it away.

Every day begins this way,
a little more, a little less.
As the sun rises I start to forget;
then in the pile of mail I see your name,
and like Sisyphus I labor to find peace.