The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller
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Brian’s collected pieces, volume by volume.
The Art of Letting Go
Try, try again.
It seems everyone
wants some way to measure
how they measure up
in a meritocratic economy
where arbitrary measurements
mean the difference
between the Haves
and the Have Nots.
If I could teach a class
I would call it
The Art of Letting Go,
and there would be no grades
except pass and
try again.