The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

A single poem, met at the right moment, can change a life.

Search and read all 1,834 pieces by Brian J. Mueller — 1,675 poems, 38 prose pieces, and 121 haiku from 12 published volumes. Free to read and share.

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Salt

Now I know.

I ask,
Who do you want me to be?
Instead of collapsing
into who I already am.

Watching wave
after silver wave
breaking on the shore,
I now realize I am salt,
come to the sea
to be dissolved
in the water of life.

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