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The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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Insomnia

As you lie awake in the dark,
take note of your thoughts,
then try and tell yourself you are not
some version of crazy.

Always remember,
any thought that keeps you up
but doesn’t end with a prayer,
is bad medicine.

It took me a very long time
to make peace with those early morning hours.
So now when the demons rouse me,
I welcome them and they become angels
bearing gifts of insight,
seeds of peace.

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