Author Archives: Docpoet

(Just two days ago I wrote about being vulnerable to explore my creative side. That was the first time I encountered vulnerability in a book on art. Since then I have read it in reference to writing a memoir, heard about it in a song and also heard about it in a radio program aboutContinue reading “What are you trying to tell me, universe?”

Van Gogh was an artist par excellence But suffered from mental illness, hence Giving rise to the myth of a mad genius Which is a misconception dangerous And wildly misleading as well- Mental illness and creativity do not dwell Together, Van Gogh succeeded despite His illness, not because of it, he had to fight AllContinue reading “The misleading myth of the mad genius”

Someone would always tell her to be This or that, give advice contradictory Advice based on their own lens Was for her freely dispensed One thread was common in all that advice She was expected to be submissive and nice All advice expected her to conform To society’s narrow social norms * She did notContinue reading “Who would she be?”

I kept pretending to be strong I had imbibed that it was wrong To display to the world your vulnerability So I carefully cultivated the inability To talk about how vulnerable I felt inside It became such an ingrained habit to hide My sensitivity, my weakness that I would not Acknowledge it even in myContinue reading “My vulnerable side”

“The ache for home lives in all of us. The safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.” Maya Angelou When I am full of energy I want to explore New cultures, new places, new cuisines, I want more When things are going well I want to expand My horizons,Continue reading “When we ache for home..”

If my ambitions I voiced out loud I would be subject to ridicule, no doubt For some sarcasm, myself I would brace Snide remarks I would have to face This is what would happen, I am afraid If my ambitious plans before people I laid People would misconstrue my dreams to be Too audacious, tooContinue reading “Hidden ambition”

My moral compass wakes up pretty quickly Whenever I tell a lie, to remind me That lying for any reason is wrong And while I may have an aversion strong To outright lies, in a different light I see A half-truth, a stretched truth, hyperbole Sometimes the truth unvarnished and plain Is boring, difficult, orContinue reading “Telling a Lie?”

Ah the oppressiveness of a predictable life Monday through Friday work, nine to five Socializing on weekends, trips twice a year Goals in life inflexible, unflinching and clear.. To own a house, save for college and retirement To live life ensconced in stability being the intent Finding fulfillment in family, work and community Never exploringContinue reading “That predictable life..”

When catastrophic thinking gets in the way Of your life, your functioning from day to day When the worst possible outcomes come to your mind With every piece of negative news you find Your pulse quickening, your breath getting shallow As you play in your head the most horrific scenario How do you lower yourselfContinue reading “When the sky falls…”

“Winners wake up early”- when such headlines I read I have a sinking feeling- there’s no way I can succeed If that is indeed true, because the thought Of waking up early makes me distraught If I woke up early, I would wither away I am certain, before I hit mid-day Spend my afternoon inContinue reading “Can’t rise and shine”

I am searching desperately All I want is to see A silver lining to the cloud grey That has hovered over me all day I want a little something to redeem This day which particularly trying does seem I simply need one positive sign To bring some peace to my overcharged mind * I amContinue reading “My silver lining”

What I did accomplish versus what I could have done Keeps raising its unpleasant head, this question If only I could have in my abilities believed I could have taken more risks, much more achieved Or even if I did not end up achieving much at all I would have had a more storied life,Continue reading “When opportunity knocks..”