Author Archives: Docpoet

Sometimes the best therapy for my anxious mind Is to read a work of fiction- often I find That in the lives of the characters I get immersed And my problems recede in to the corners of the universe In the manufactured dilemmas of my protagonists I get involved Instead of my own, their predicamentsContinue reading “Therapeutic Efficacy of Books”

Although I like stories of all kinds The ones that most engrossing I find Are intergenerational family sagas that span decades In which richly textured plots have been laid On a backdrop of historical events That are to each generation relevant Epic tales that delve into the trials and tribulations Of one family through variousContinue reading “Family Sagas”

It takes tremendous willpower not to react Emotionally to provocative words, but when I manage to do that Words lose their power over me, I realize Each time it still takes me by surprise * Words are often used cleverly to evoke Strong reactions, superlatives can provoke The best of us to anger or indignationContinue reading “No Emotional Reaction”

Many of us are conditioned to view the world through a lens of fear We meet people with caution, the world to us treacherous appears We are molded by trauma from experiences past Some our own, and some that have managed to last For generations, through complex transmission We navigate relationships on a backdrop ofContinue reading “Curious, not Afraid”

There are so many lofty projects in my mind That I want to complete, but I do not find The time or energy in my day Therefore my goals idle dreams stay.. Once in a while I gather motivation In such rare moments, in a burst of inspiration I start out with gusto, chalk outContinue reading “Consistency is the Key”

Overthinking speeds up and morphs into rumination Leading to near complete annihilation Of my peace, until there is no where to go When I hit a wall, I finally begin to go slow * I get stressed out until I am as taut As a spring waiting to snap, I cannot Deal with another stressor,Continue reading “The Stress Cycle”

These days when I try to type up my thoughts I get prompted by AI more often than not.. * AI is always trying to guess the next word for me Sometimes it is right and it makes my work easy By sparing me the effort of spelling the word right But at other timesContinue reading “Writing Without a Prompt”

The disaster in Texas is uppermost in my mind at this time, and I had to share my thoughts-may God give strength and courage to the families of innocent victims. Of a tragedy so profound, how does one make sense Why did nature exact revenge so intense? The disaster struck children innocent Hopes and livesContinue reading “The Flood”

Meet my eye so that I know Whether you are a friend or foe Trust is established before you speak If an ongoing relationship with me you seek Let our eyes meet before we proceed Then to other matters we can pay heed * I have nothing to hide, I hope that neither do youContinue reading “Eye Contact”

Is it my own inertia or a lack of luck That I feel perpetually stuck.. * The path I am on forward does not seem to lead To get unstuck and move ahead I need To escape the maze of confusion in my head To evaluate my life from a distance instead But the pullContinue reading “Stuck”

I’ve never experienced writer’s block so profound When I search for inspiration there is none to be found The experts would advise me to write something anyway So I am writing about how I have nothing to say.. * There are complex emotions too hard to express Opinions too controversial to publicly profess The soporificContinue reading “Writer’s Block”

There is a push to change the name of a surgical procedure because It reeks of misogyny, this was an article I recently came across- The removal of uterus should ideally be Designated as a “uterectomy” But the word is actually hysterectomy which is derived From the word “hysteria” which was used to describe AContinue reading “Name a Surgical Procedure”