Brian’sPoems

The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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Somewheres & Anywheres

...hold unique perspectives of belonging.

The Anywheres say,
Here, there, any place,
is where I want to be.

The Somewheres say,
Here and nowhere else
is where I belong.

The Anywheres enjoy
the world’s infinite complexity
and wish to explore.

The Somewheres know
the struggle to survive
and can make things work.

The Anywheres fear
a life of routine
in a place too familiar.

The Somewheres fear
not being seen
in a place unrecognizable.

No longer
can the Somewheres and Anywheres
live in separate worlds.

They must now come together
and reconcile their views
to help change our future.

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