How to Achieve Serenity in 20 Minutes

nada nada
tick tock
zero rien
I'm still
tick tock
I'm quiet
dont work
tick tock
rien bien
sit still
tick tock
I sit still
do nothing for twenty minutes? can I multi-task
while I do this? the cycle on the washing machine
is 30 minutes. paradox - how can I be doing noth-
ing if by doing nothing I am completing the first
part of my assignment? koans to consider. hmmm...
stop tick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . stop tock
I'm still . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tick tock
I succumb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I breathe
2 breaths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 minutes
thoughts .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . float by
breathing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . listening
2 breaths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 breaths
paradoxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . have gone
I'm still . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I breathe
finished .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . thank you