The chiffonier stacked no cookie jar.
I had to gun for confitures in every
nook and cranny of my unreality. The
thoroughfare was fraught with queries
of the unkind sort. There was safety
in shunpikes or with oneself.
Soft hearts commission heartless acts.
Or those who visualize themselves in
such a cut. Such is the condition of
the human construct. Rapscallions
identify with right-minded qualities.
Error: In the frame of reference.
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Sanjeev Sethi
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Sanjeev Sethi has authored eight books of poetry, his latest being Legato Without a Lisp (CLASSIX, an imprint of Hawakal, New Delhi, September 2024). His poetry has been published in over thirty-five countries and has appeared in more than 500 journals, anthologies, and online literary venues. He lives in Mumbai, India.
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