The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller
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Next Letter
This morning I’m reminded
gods don’t answer letters.
Yet I keep writing them,
hoping and praying for a sign
my words are being read.
My unease finds its expression
in unanswerable questions.
I once thought age
might mean comprehending
more of this life.
Now I realize it requires
reduced expectations
and surrender to mystery.
My dad would say,
Silence is a virtue.
– and would’ve preferred always
to live by these words.
Yet what a gift it is
to be invited into conversation.
How pleasurable
to reflect out loud –
LOUDLY!
When things are too close
and I am being deprived of breath,
those silent gods can expect
my next letter.