Brian’sPoems

The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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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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...to your better angels.

You’re too aggressive,
says the voice in my head.
God only maims,
it’s you who does the killing.

I’m jolted awake!
Such a strange daydream,
but it’s now up to me
not to make it a nightmare.

Darkness reveals great truths,
like the fact a spiritual life
never needs polishing,
and those echoing voices
beyond our consciousness
are really warning us
not to become the victims
of our own violence.

All of us have a home address,
yet few ever go there.
We’d rather the voices not find us
in such a vulnerable place.

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