Author Archives: Docpoet

I had a desire to be heard, and I used to think That I had a lot to offer the world, if I put to paper my ink I had the audacious ambition of being known As a writer, have a respected voice of my own * To cultivate and nourish my voice, I triedContinue reading “My Voice”

When I was younger, with lofty ideas in mind I had thought my style would be defined By unique, artistic, curated possessions To project understated elegance was an obsession.. * It appears I had overestimated my aesthetic abilities And grossly underestimated life’s realities So neither time nor the aptitude I could find To create theContinue reading “My Style”

Maybe the best way To move forward is to step away… * Caught in the midst of a storm brewing around you You cannot figure out what you want to do You are too close to the commotion to hear The voice of reason, no matter how clear * You step away from the maelstrom,Continue reading “Step Away to Step Forward”

My mind is in emotional turmoil, my creative juices do not flow I’ve stared at the blank sheet of paper for an hour with nothing to show For trying to be present for my daily practice of writing Not just writer’s block but an unquiet mind I am fighting Exasperated and discouraged, from my deskContinue reading “Daily Writing Practice”

I scan information on my phone frequently My brain goes wherever that information takes me Thinking for myself in depth is something I do on occasions rare If I think of anything, more information is always there For me to find through a quick search on the internet I scan through information fast, but aContinue reading “My Internet Brain”

I feel depressed and lonely right now And I need a booster that would allow Me to uplift my spirits some So I do what the teenaged me would have done And play dress-up, that feminine urge never gets old Seemingly frivolous, it has benefits profound, truth be told I dress up in my finestContinue reading “Playing Dress-up”

Many times I have attempted to marry The unlikely duo of medicine and poetry Waxing poetic about health and wellness Or lamenting in verse about a rare illness Talking about everything that I in practice see Incorporating the rhythm of poetry.. * Verses about Covid and the vaccine I have composed Risk factors for heartContinue reading “Medicine and Poetry”

When burnout looms large, I invariably turn To pen and paper, over time I have learnt That carving out my thoughts in a manner poetic Acts as a salve for my soul, the appeal of poetry is magnetic Not that a literary masterpiece I can write But with a simple verse, a sense of calmContinue reading “Solace in a Verse”

Work in an office had been the global norm There were few jobs that to this paradigm did not conform Then came the pandemic with its vital need For social distancing, and with remarkable speed Work and school switched almost completely online Remote meetings the pandemic came to define The separation between workplace and homeContinue reading “Remote Work”

All self-help books tell you to be intentional Make a plan, operate in a manner directional Visualize what you want, and work towards that goal Be in the driver’s seat, not play a passive role * When I read such a book, for the next hour or so Into a frenzy of goal-setting, myself IContinue reading “Making Life Plans”

A lazy afternoon, sitting in the shade outside A selection of books incorporating a range of themes wide Spread before me, I leaf through the pages, trying to make up my mind Which one to read- which one has words powerful enough to spellbind My fickle attention, that invariably towards my device drifts The bookContinue reading “On Reading and a Limited Attention Span”

I was told I had to follow a script to succeed The tried and tested path was the one I needed to take, indeed Success was formulaic, all the hard work that I was willing to put in Had to fit in the accepted framework, in order for me to win * I used toContinue reading “To Succeed..”