The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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The Walls

...always do fall.

For too many
our infinite world
is encircled by walls.

And yet light still
can sometimes penetrate
the porous constructs
of human certitude.

There are those standing
outside the walls.

There are those digging
beneath the walls.

There are those on guard
atop the walls.

There are those waiting
for the walls to fall.

And the walls
always do fall.