The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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I'm Done, Until Tomorrow

“Play it again Sam.”

Eventually
I arrive at a point in the day
when I’ve done all
I’m going to do.

That’s it.
I’m done.
It’s time for something else,
something demanding less doing
and more being,
like sitting,
like eating
like watching a movie,
or listening to my wife
talk about her day.

Sooner or later
I’ll be done with everything,
but not before I brush my teeth,
then climb into bed
so I can do it all again
tomorrow.

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