Chant
By Sanjeev Sethi
Incompleteness in completion
taunts my morningtide. Scowl
to surface I alter ways. Fulfill-
ment in frame is quintessence
of essay. Ineluctability of end
sets me off to see the futility
of it all. Erroneous tropes need
ejection. In medias res is a new
wrinkle for wights. This is the
cadence to truckle to.
Sanjeev Sethi is the author of three books of poetry. His most recent collection is This Summer and That Summer (Bloomsbury, 2015). He is published in more than 25 countries. Recent credits: Talking Writing, Packingtown Review, Poydras Review, Shot Glass Journal, Litbreak, Red Savina Review, Formercactus, Selcouth Station, Bonnie’s Crew, and elsewhere. He lives in Mumbai, India.
