The treadmill of intrapersonal channels
mitigates havoc memory, and
her handmaidens obtrude on us.
I have seen lips ustulating
to slobber over by
mead-laden initiatives.
Ecstasy has an eager face.
In its haste, it forgets
all happiness isn’t favorable.
Its poise vexes unlikely players.
Sooty interiority pleases no one.
Not even the host.
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Sanjeev Sethi
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Sanjeev Sethi has authored seven books of poetry. He is published in over thirty-five countries. His poems have found a home in more than 500 journals, anthologies, and online literary venues. In July 2024, he was Commended in the A Proper Poetry Pamphlet Competition # 02 by the UK-based Hedgehog Poetry Press. He lives in Mumbai, India.
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