Author Archives: Docpoet

The world may applaud you, the world may not You wonder if you are as good as you thought Yourself to be, though you have much confidence In your abilities, in your defense Doubt creeps up when no one around you Seems to acknowledge your value Your growing bubble blown on self-confidence so far Bursts,Continue reading “The Compliments you Give”

I was following a relatively heated discussion on an online forum of highly educated mothers regarding dress codes at school. While I am personally not against some form of a dress code at school, the current rules are arbitrary and discriminatory towards girls. Here I have tried to give voice to a teenager who feelsContinue reading “What can I wear to school?”

Unfortunately there exists a bias against women in the treatment of pain in the healthcare setting. It has been noted across the spectrum of both acute and chronic pain conditions that pain in women is often under-treated, and especially so in women of color. The reasons behind this are multifactorial including deep-seated beliefs that womenContinue reading “I am in pain..”

Where is my mind, not in the here and now Why does it wander, why does it not allow Complete immersion in the task before me Why am I distracted so easily? Multitasking is what I think I do Honestly, that is simply not true In trying to attend to multiple things together I payContinue reading “The Wandering Mind”

The punishment seems to be never-ending The coronavirus is not breaking, just bending The biggest shape-shifter around The mutating virus takes the crown For creating upheaval to an extent not previously seen The world wars, cold war, plague, Spanish flu have been Overshadowed by the noise coronavirus had generated Humankind is smarter than before, butContinue reading “Oh-my-cron!”

Market yourself well, you have been told Spread the word, be assertive, be bold For what use is your talent if it remains hidden Tooting your own horn is not forbidden The one who succeeds in this world fiercely competitive Is the one with the loudest voice, being talented alone does not give You theContinue reading “Hidden Talent”

Writing is meditative Writing is speculative The flow of words before me Is for my restless mind a remedy A way by which my roving thoughts To focus on a single idea are brought To examine, introspect and create I enter an exalted state Of complete concentration Through multiple iterations Goes the entire process AsContinue reading “Writing..”

I floated through life unmoored, my soul, Fragmented, broken, in a quest to be whole, Restless and weary, tried to traverse The length and breadth of the universe Looking for succor through experiences Variegated, trying to appease my senses My perturbed soul made me explore Unfamiliar music, food, languages and more Trying to find solaceContinue reading “Homecoming for my soul”

It fascinates me to know how mankind Has had complex questions on its mind From time immemorial- our ancestors wondered about The origin of the universe, of life, without Having the scientific tools we now possess But boundless imagination they could access Vividly imagined, with myriad versions Passed down centuries through oral traditions I wonderContinue reading “I ponder…the origin of the universe”

NaBloPoMo 2021 How do you cultivate patience when you happen to be A type A, go-getter, always-in-a-hurry kind of personality When people do not catch up to your speed When you have to wait to fulfill your need How do you maintain calm and take things in your stride How do you stop yourself fromContinue reading “Have Patience…”

NaBloPoMo 2021 Water your grass but do not compare With the grass in your neighbor’s yard, beware Greener it would always appear And you would always live with the fear That you are not doing something right As long as you keep the neighbor’s yard in sight * You thought with your life you wereContinue reading “Green grass”

NaBloPoMo 2021 I’ve had a long day, now what do I do? I am exhausted, with a short fuse too I think I have no brain power left to spend I am sure I have no energy left to expend On any activity remotely classified as productive The idea of snoozing on my couch isContinue reading “Sleep vs. stimulation”