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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...still closer than you think.
Picture the melting snow sliding off a rooftop. Recall the way a blanket, when tossed off a bed, collapses in a heap. Go to where the big balloons land in the desert, then watch them deflate into a thin piece of nylon. Maybe this world is trying to show you the abundant ways your ego might melt, might collapse and deflate, revealing your soul beneath.
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