Dental Zen

Toothache. No dentist. 

Zen pain walks down

the street searching

for relief. Zen pilgrim

finds 3 possibilities

for procuring 151 Rum. 

Zen Liquor Store #1 has none.

#2 has no clue about 151.

#3 is empty: no door prize—

all your nerve

is in your mouth.

Zen fortune knows

there’s tequila at home

for medicinal purposes

and building Zen patience.

One way or another

you sit and wait.

for Sarah Menefee

4-10-25