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The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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My Part

When I was a kid
every 15 seconds was like a new day,
every day like a new month.
The eons seemed so heavy
I couldn’t fathom an hour in church,
let alone mountaintops risen from the sea.

Now the days all run together,
and it makes perfect sense to me
that someday I will be no more
and those mountains will become dust.

As time passes,
I am less inclined to ask
what it all means,
while more inclined to ask
whether I have done my part in love.

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