Peek
For an everlasting moment
he peeked through the hole
as if to declare his worthy words
as though orating a new passion
to flowerpots on the front porch
then he opened his door
and put his head out enough
to be in absentia from the inside
or away from the overhanging emptiness
and for no apparent reason
started pleading for light
for a new wide path and
for all the ancient dogmas that
millions have perished for in battle
Manolis Aligizakis 