Brian’sPoems

The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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Nature

Go outside,
as you are able.
Be in nature,
knowing you are nature.
Feel the light,
the heat,
the sun.
Resist the cold,
the wind,
the rain.
Delight in the smells.
Seek in the direction of sound.
Taste the blood on your lip.

When the time comes
you may retreat behind closed doors,
to that space where you feel safe,
but still hides all your suffering
from those things which can relieve it.

After you have rested,
return again and again,
until you can recognize no difference
between yourself and a rock.

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