Brian’sPoems

The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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Nighttime

...is so different from the day.

Waking up at 2am
to take Simon outside
reveals a shadowy world
I’ve never really known.

The moon hangs higher
and appears to shine brighter.
The rooftops seem to be glowing,
and I suspect a few of my neighbors
are still sitting on their sofas,
tuned in to the Late Late Show.

Out in the street
I notice something moving,
but before I can find my light
it disappears down a storm drain.

We stumble back inside,
and while removing his harness
I sleepily grumble:

Let’s go back to sleep, Simon.
In a few hours it’ll be a different world.

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