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The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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Grounded in Love

This page isn’t demanding my poem.
It doesn’t need my ink so much
as I need to find a way
to drain everyday thoughts and feelings
from my bloated head and heart.

I first fear an empty page,
but then I laugh
‘cause I’m never at a loss for words.
The only true jeopardy would be
for me to sever myself from the Source,
allowing my words to become clumsy and callous,
while offering no one,
least of all myself,
any redemptive value.

Then again the danger has lessened.
I’m older now and know well enough
love is my best medicine,
that I ought to stay grounded,
to take a lighthearted perspective -
be content to miss the rocket ship for Mars.

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