Author Archives: Docpoet

Where is all the stuff that I used to hold dear Where did my beautiful possessions disappear? Since I know my house has not being raided They must be in “safe places” that have faded From my memory, they were precious to me So in order to care for them meticulously I cleverly hid themContinue reading “The things that I own..”

Within my sleep deprived brain Echoes this near-constant refrain Why is it not the weekend yet So that work I can briefly forget And indulge in activities hedonistic Or flex a dormant muscle artistic Or simply catch up on precious shut-eye All week long I wonder why The days are long, but not the nightsContinue reading “Bookended by weekends”

I look at the advertisement on my screen With promises of results never before seen I am lured by the luxurious anti-wrinkle cream Truth be told, I am being sold a dream When I buy a product that promises a miracle I am letting go of reason, I am being gullible Because my life feelsContinue reading “That miracle cream..”

I’ve had compliments showered on me I don’t remember them, regrettably At times I expected them and at times I Thought they were untrue, I was quick to deny That I deserved any praise, whatever I had done Was nothing special, no Nobel I had won To be completely honest, I realize now That inContinue reading “Grounds for confidence…”

I read in disbelief that my profession Is one of the loneliest, in truthful admission My first instinct was to say it could not be Physicians deal with people constantly Listening to their lives’ details intimate Being empathetic to them in their most vulnerable state Our lives’ rewards and punishments we measure In the mostContinue reading “I am a lonely doc…”

You learn to shrug your shoulders and move on When you sense a whiff of discrimination You justify to yourself that since you belong to a minority group Your behavior has to be above reproach, you cannot stoop To a level lower than ideal even for a brief moment (And the standard applies to yourContinue reading “The Apologetic Immigrant”

“Live life as if it were your last day” The duality of this statement blows my mind away On one hand, it tells you not to wait For tomorrow, because that may be too late On the other, it forces you to think Morbid thoughts, to exist at the brink Of catastrophe waiting to takeContinue reading “I live every day…”

I had troubles in my life that made It difficult for me to wade Through life’s stormy oceans Worry was my predominant emotion Unfortunately in retrospect I now see How annoying I used to be Talking compulsively about my woes To family and friends, anyone who was close I don’t know if I was lookingContinue reading “Thou Shalt Not Share Your Troubles…”

It is time that I confess And ask for forgiveness For having judged not infrequently Other women by standards of patriarchy I shout from the rooftops that I believe In equality for women, that I perceive Women to be no less than men I thought I sincerely believed it… but then I am guilty asContinue reading “Women judging women..”

Exhausted, famished, but feeling accomplished anyway I returned home after a brutally busy workday Still riding high on the wave of adrenaline That had through the day my companion been I felt exhilarated to have finished it all At work, I felt more than ready to heed the call Of domestic affairs, I was completelyContinue reading “Let me drop what I am doing…”

If you are lost in the world around you Maybe there are cues that you can use to Find your way back to the path you were on But what do you do when you feel lost and forlorn From within, when the routes in your heart and mind Run in different directions and youContinue reading “Finding my way- from my heart into the world”

I said yes when I meant no…. From there I didn’t know where to go Reluctance clouded my affirmation I was annoyed with the situation I didn’t want to do what I was asked But I had given my word to complete the task I was angry, both with myself and with the one WhoContinue reading “I said yes, but I meant no”