Author Archives: Docpoet

She entered the classroom with some trepidation It had taken her courage to overcome her hesitation Clutching her satchel, an empty seat she occupied Nervously, she looked around, other women in groups she spied Of course they looked much more confident They must be better at expressing their sentiments Self-doubt filled her, she wondered whatContinue reading “Creative writing course”

I needed a pep-talk. So I wrote this- too idealistic, but here I am! Like many others my age, as a young girl I had dreams of changing the world This was wishful thinking, I had not realized To the world’s ways I was not yet wise..   Even as I grew up, the careerContinue reading “I am going to change the world!”

Heirlooms are priceless, I think I’ve known Away from homeland, they acquire a meaning of their own..   Going through the contents of my safe one day I found the heirloom piece I had locked away It was a necklace with beads black and gold Family lore said it was two hundred years old NotContinue reading “Heirloom”

The more I climbed in the world’s eyes The more my soul appeared to die… * At the pinnacle of success I was perched high Yet part of me longed to bid goodbye To this peak below which shaky was the ground Ambivalent I felt about wearing the crown The top, you know, is aContinue reading “I quit”

In a cafe let us meet Enjoy coffee and something sweet Watch people surreptitiously And do what people have done repetitiously In cafes around the world for centuries Discussing ideas while sitting at ease Maybe we would brainstorm and come up With a brilliant idea for a new start-up Maybe the alertness brought on byContinue reading “Cafe Convention”

[DREAMers: defines individuals in the U.S. who were brought to the country at an early age without documentation but have assimilated to U.S. culture and have been educated by U.S. school systems] Some days and moments stay imprinted on your mind That opened your eyes to realities to which you were blind-   I was aContinue reading “I am a DREAMer”

Different challenges people for themselves set Announcing them somewhere on the internet To gain publicity, or for accountability It is trendy to challenge our abilities.. So I gave myself a challenge, announcing on “Goodreads” That every single day for a month, a book I would read Now forty-five days later, forty-five books I have readContinue reading “A book a day… keeps the blues away”

Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction. –Erich Fromm I thought from my parents I had imbibed Through my childhood, values right Growing up, undue emphasis on money we did not place Life was supposed to be much more than aContinue reading “The bottomless pit..”

I think I am fairly qualified To give an opinion on the matter at hand Yet when I present my side Of reasoning, they seem unable to stand The fact that I have spoken- after all, who am I To comment on matters important I am expected to remain submissive and shy To refrain fromContinue reading “Women speak up”

I cannot help feel a pang of jealousy When I see a bird fly over me… It is free to fly in any direction No border can restrict that freedom…   Then I shake my head at the sheer absurdity Of comparing myself to a bird that is free I am a mere human, whoContinue reading “Borders”

I am young, and have stars in my eyes I need to work hard, and that’s no surprise I know academic excellence shall pave the way For a better future that I strive towards every day I should have my life figured out- I am seventeen My admission essay should spell out what I haveContinue reading “Seventeen to forty”

My daughter, to you I must apologize For the compliment I gave you the other day When I called you “pretty in your dress”, I did not realize That years of conditioning had made their way Into this seemingly innocuous comment of mine- A comment that flawed perceptions did validate Calling you pretty was anContinue reading “Compliment”