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The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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Humble Being

Be yourself, whatever that is.

What is it
chasing us into modernity
and beyond something tangible
to our primitive souls?

Is it an insatiable desire
for a meaningful life?
Or is it the abject terror
everything we hold so desperately
is perhaps meaningless?

We all go
the way the wind blows,
yet if lucky,
we can sometimes steer
the ship of our being
into a happy harbor.

The longer I live,
the more I realize,
it’s the amount I give
over to the great mystery
which provides meaning
to my humble being.

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