Brian’sPoems

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.

Search tips

Search by title, first line, poem text, book, or type — results appear as you type. Look inside the poems for any word or line, or wrap a phrase in "quotes" to find it exactly. Use the chips and the book menu to narrow things down.

← All poems

Time on the Road

Getting closer to home.

A long drive lays bare
the truth of my inner landscape.

So many miles
become so many minutes
of solitude and thought
amidst the flow of heavy traffic
and of other distracted drivers,
all of us burning rubber
on an asphalt highway
we hope will take us home.

Every journey,
I say it again,
every journey
leads me somewhere unexpected
and uncovers truths
I can appreciate
in no other way.

This time on the road,
I realize I can no longer see
those now familiar things
for the very first time,
and my heart’s biggest desire
is to become rooted.

Published in