Silence Hears a Who: Zen Drop 013

Read time under 1 minute. Detached awareness in a playful little nutshell….

I don’t care? Who cares?
The you who—that’s who.
But who is this who—
who keeps caring for you?

“I’m done!” says the Who.
“I’m detached!” says the air.
But who said that line?
The whom who’s aware.

You can shrug all you want,
you can huff, you can sneer.
But the one who knows nothing—
is the silence that hears.

So don’t be so hasty
to declare you don’t care—
Become one with silence.
Know nothing… if Who dares.

What is a Zen Drop?

Zen Drops are modern micro-teachings—short poetic insights designed to pause the narrative, and stir something deeper. Zen Drops are invitations. Each one aims to disrupt habitual thinking just long enough for presence to rush in.

This Drop explores the subtle difference between “I don’t care” and detached awareness—a distinction often misunderstood. True detachment doesn’t mean apathy. It means seeing clearly without clinging. Without pushing away. Without turning silence into a weapon.

In Zen, detached awareness isn’t numbness—it’s intimacy without preference. The awareness that hears a thought rise and fall, without naming it good or bad. The silence that notices everything and holds nothing.

This playful poem draws from that understanding, using a Dr. Seuss rhythm to reveal a timeless paradox: the one who knows nothing is the one who truly hears.

There’s no moral to memorize. No technique to master. Just a whisper: listen to the silence carefully.