Brian’sPoems

The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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I'm Counting on You

I’m counting on you,
all of you,
who know my face—
my smiling face,
and my angry face.

I’m counting on you for support
when I find it difficult
to stand on my own.
And I’m counting on you for wisdom
when my feelings overwhelm
and I cannot discern
the path ahead.

I’m also counting on you for a joke,
because you know the way I can get
when I forget to laugh
and everything becomes as serious
as the day is long.

I’m counting on your companionship,
because I’ve let go of my tether
and can no longer find myself
at the center of this universe.

I’m counting on you to share this drink
from a bottle labeled Uncertainty,
that we may revel in the mystery together
while traveling deeper into the unknown.

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