Ah, Ben,
Says Ben.
The older
I get
The more
I am
My father.
The less
I have
To say.
*
Ben's silence says
What cannot be said.
*
Ben breaks his silence.
No one understands him.
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**from The Big Book of Ben Zen (MWPH, 2004); available from Tom Montag, PO Box 8, Fairwater, WI 53931 for $12.50 + $2 s&h.
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