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The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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Sanctuary

Our home base...

I need a place
where only I can go
and maybe God can too.
But no one else,
unless I bring them
inside of me.

There
in my safe space
is where I can unravel
all my twisted thoughts
and lie naked in the afternoon,
unafraid of consequences
or that my vulnerabilities
will be exposed
for anyone to ridicule
or to exploit.

But please don’t worry.
I think it would be
a grave mistake to create
a place so comfortable
I’d never venture out again.

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