Nativity marked the cloak of invisibility.
I adhered to it with the fanaticism
of a devotee.
A series of tableaux vivants
on the Mind’s album
epitomized other images.
The flush of excitement ended
after one bathed in their aura.
In the subsequent phase,
the ebb of entanglements
caught me without a bulwark.
I directed myself to dive inwards.
The powerhouse unsealed its lever: I never
had to seek support from another source.
It was like tossing a query to oneself
when the comeback did not matter.
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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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