Cinema must be censured
for its construct of crooks
in our consciousness.
Plutonian cadres do not
acquire cosmetic scars.
Unlike the movies:
A modern-day devotee
of Dis Pater is like
you and me. Someone’s
drudge is to direct
traffic to the teller.
After the grind
on his way
from the bank
pauses to purchase
cookies for kids,
a consigliere swaps
contraband for cash:
Escorts partner for
the passeggiata.
.
Sanjeev Sethi
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 poems have been published in over thirty-five countries and have appeared in more than 500 journals, anthologies, and online literary venues. He lives in Mumbai, India.
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