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The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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Reluctant Traveler

On the road again...

The road looms.
It does not beckon me
as it once did.
It wakes me early,
then reminds me
of its infinite miles
and endless turns
following ancient paths
and bulldozed parkways
over dirt and asphalt
underground and beneath waves
and even up in the air.

Where am I going?
And why?
Will it be worthwhile?
Would it change anything
if I just stayed put?

I fear my complacency
more than the uncertainty
of an endless road.
And so I go.

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