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The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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What's Eating Me

This morning
my mind cannot hold steady
what my eyes see.

My breaths are shallow
and I feel a strange queasiness
which points to my sinuses.

I’ve felt like this before,
but rarely without drink.
So I become a detective,
suspicious of everything,
even the weather.

I want this strange feeling
to get out of my way.
Of course this is always the case,
I just want my uneasy feelings,
real or imagined,
to simply go away.

Chances are good I’ll feel better
when I eat something.
In the meantime,
I’ll wonder a little longer,
what’s eating me.

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