1
Blindfold me in an alley
of your own.
By your touch, by your truths
I will know. It’s you.
Sprinkle the space
with our pillow talk.
These tentacles
will find me.
2
Familiar sound.
Safe scent.
Familiar belch.
Known breath.
Familiar groan.
Same grunt.
I know
I’m home.
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Sanjeev Sethi
Picture Nick Victor
Sanjeev Sethi has authored eight books of poetry. Legato Without a Lisp is his latest (CLASSIX, 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 edited Dreich Planet # 1 India, an anthology for Hybriddreich, Scotland, in December 2022. He is the joint winner of the Full Fat Collection Competition-Deux, organized by Hedgehog Poetry Press, UK. In 2023, he won the First Prize in a Poetry Competition by the National Defence Academy, Pune. He was conferred the 2023 Setu Award for Excellence. He lives in Mumbai, India.
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