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The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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River Wisdom

...flows within us.

I go to River
and River says,
Come closer,
I know you.

I say,
Great River,
I have been here before.

River responds,
I am the same water
flowing through your veins.
But don’t try to tame me
as your world has tamed you.

I ask River,
How can I cross
to your other side?

River says,
Don’t try to swim me,
you’ll be pulled under.
And don’t take all my water,
I’ll just go underground.
Ask your soul to build a boat,
then gently go with my flow.

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