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The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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Here Ya Go

There’s always more where that came from.

I don’t want to leave.
I’m too tired,
and my day
already a long one.

Now my belly is full
and I wish to linger
outstretched on the couch
until it’s time for bed.

But I’m not finished yet.
I can feel the pull
towards one more task
before calling it a day...

So here I am,
in a funky cafeteria
full of humming refrigerators
and a coffee machine
serving only decaf.

I rest against a table,
too tired to stand,
while fifteen people wait
wondering when I’ll begin.
I sit between them
and the reason they’re here.

I pause and close my eyes,
only to hear God laughing:
Here ya go,
now practice your humility.

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