The -ness of things by Sanjeevani | Wednesday Double Feature | One Poem Only

One Poem Only · Feb 25, 2026 · 2m

Wednesdays on One Poem Only are a double feature: one poem here on the podcast, and one more by the same poet shared on Instagram.

The -ness of things

Sanjeevani

Sadness

incurable. Hopelessness, hold on—

brink of collapse—

unstable ecosystems, volatile geopolitics,

anthropological coldness.

Kindness—

let the spider live.

Closeness—

us two, are we corrupt too?

A likeness—

before the doom, a thought of you

nearly smothers me in blue.

Fondness—

find me after the apocalypse,

remember, black holes decay—

oneness.

Madness—

this world and I,

an intrinsic brokenness.

Wilderness—

A state of being.

I…