"Hanks" by Sanjeev Sethi

It may be directed by

a hive mind or synergist

contrary to my cogitation,

but that doesn’t diminish

its dignity. 

Those eyes tune in little-known

ditties in a diction I don’t follow.

But there is an inexplicable truth

to them. A reality that wipes my

wanting bits.

Sanjeev Sethi has authored seven books of poetry. His latest is Wrappings in Bespoke (The Hedgehog Poetry Press, UK, August 2022). He has been published in over thirty countries. His poems have found a home in more than 400 journals, anthologies, and online literary venues. He edited Dreich Planet #1, 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 prestigious National Defense Academy, PuneHe was recently conferred the 2023 Setu Award for Excellence. He lives in Mumbai, India.

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