Not everything

is empty               So far you swam


& for so many years


When I was out

there suddenly a head appeared


Speaking very simply


Your head              The waves

Peeks Orion is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. They are a poet, translator, bartender, poetry instructor, immigration paralegal, and stepfather to their roommate's cat, Kiara. Their poems are forthcoming in DIAGRAM, Guesthouse, and the Spectacle. You can find more of their work at orionallen.com.