Lao Tzu and Henry Miller
stare me in the face
but I am unable
to murmur a word.
I am too dumbstruck
to open my mouth to speak.
I can not focus on anything;
I can not think clearly
other than to fixate on their names.
“Lao Tzu and Henry Miller”
I repeat it to myself.
It becomes a mantra for the minute
and I shall dwell on it
for a moment or two
and see if satori arrives.