Author Archives: Docpoet

Is it possible for me just to be? To do what I am doing, from expectations free To savor life’s moments as an observer passive Not try to change them, just breathe and live… * No, I am not trying to be a robot or a machine But to try to constantly meet expectations IContinue reading “Can I just be?”

Energy stays constant, you know On a bed of ashes, new life will grow From each fire, a phoenix will rise Sometimes take you by surprise To witness transformation profound Thus the circle of life goes around * What burns vigorously, rises up high Infused with lightness, into the sky Rejoins the world in aContinue reading “The phoenix rises…”

“If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!” – If by Rudyard Kipling Time is precious- this is the message drilled in me A resource not to be squandered frivolously So I’veContinue reading “If you don’t fill the unforgiving minute…”

I shall admit this blatantly I worry almost constantly If something is going well I obsess Over its deterioration, I confess If things are bad, my mind takes me To the worst case scenario automatically If things are deteriorating quickly I’m already living through a catastrophe.. * Knowing well this is not good for meContinue reading “Time to Worry”

How do I go about trying to find Therapy for my neurotic mind There is no therapist who would spare Hours listening to me as I share My innumerable problems, imagined and real Someone with an hour long slot would not be ideal.. * So I research solitary ways to get therapy Art therapy, bibliotherapy,Continue reading ““Flow” as therapy”

Unfortunately we were taught To learn by rote, independent thought Was discouraged back then Therefore perceptive, curious children Never had a chance to question the status quo It was important to conform and go with the flow * These days we encourage innovation We try to provide children motivation To think outside the box, colorContinue reading “Think Without a Box”

I was ordinary, with no skill to claim No field in which I could excel, or make a name I went about daily life in a fashion predictable Without any sense of adventure detectable I checked off all boxes for a suburban life, I guess You’d think I had the usual trappings of success.. *Continue reading “Ordinary..or extraordinary?”

I did not know what was at stake I did not know how much would break When I bent my principles, thinking it would be The first and the last time for me It was an exceptional circumstances, I explained away The rationale to myself that particular day… I did not realize that sinister theContinue reading “I broke my principles…”

Words, spoken, whispered, written, everywhere You listen, you read, language does not care Whether your soul can process it all The words, like a thunderous waterfall… Fall on the deaf ears of your troubled soul Silence, not noise, shall make it whole Stop the flow of words, be silent and witness Your luminous soul comeContinue reading “No more words…”

“Until the lion learns how to write, every story will glorify the hunter.” – African Proverb I speak for the silent, or the silenced I represent them with a desire intense I speak on behalf of those who have been Made to stay in the shadows, unseen To work behind the scenes, toil without aContinue reading “Whose voice, whose story?”

You are a doctor and you should be Of being apolitical, an epitome Politics is divisive but you have to be Impartial in your treatment obviously… * This is what I had always heard That is why I had always preferred To pay minimal attention to polarized news I did not want to develop biasedContinue reading “Political, Personal, Professional”

I know what mindfulness is, in theory I must experience every moment in all its glory So I would love to savor my morning cup of coffee Inhale the aroma, feel warmth coursing through me As I sip on my hot beverage at a luxurious pace How I would love to do that, but realityContinue reading “Trying to be Mindful”