Author Archives: Docpoet

Each time expectations make their presence known You end up getting disappointed, repeatedly you’ve been shown In your life that keeping your expectations high is a recipe For discontentment, you would almost always be Unable to have them met, things would somehow unfold In a way that does not meet the expectations you hold.. *Continue reading “Thou shalt not expect too much”

About taking a day off from work I fantasize To get my creative juices flowing, to prioritize My writing above everything else, albeit for a day Gather fragments, bits and pieces of what I have longed to say And string them together into a coherent narrative My complete attention to writing give Get a startContinue reading “Planning to Write”

I break my new year’s resolution even before I’ve had a chance to put it in practice, to explore Whether it is sustainable in the long run I forget about my resolution before I’ve begun * Making a resolution is a ritual that I follow I am not much into rituals, so I do notContinue reading “New Year’s Resolution”

The practice of medicine has been burdened by increasing constraints Excessive costs and administrative burden make it difficult to maintain The same quality of patient care as resources continue to shrink By being pushed harder physicians are being brought to burnout’s brink Therefore one of the question commonly posed these days Is whether someone couldContinue reading “I shall choose medicine all over again”

Forms are of my existence the bane… Though forms are supposedly worded in language plain Since they are meant to be filled by the lay person on the street Filling out a form without errors is like accomplishing a feat Forms are of red tape an archaic manifestation Each time I have to fill oneContinue reading “Filling Out Forms”

Why do we tell children right from the beginning that the world is a competitive place Why do we impress upon them that struggles they would have to face And therefore they should obey their elders, study hard to obtain A good education, because being left behind would bring nothing but pain We use fearContinue reading “Don’t teach children to be afraid..”

I would not dance before others because I thought I had two left feet, gracefulness was not My strong suit, I would be embarrassingly bad Neither innate ability nor training in dance I had.. * I did not paint because the brush did not appear To co-operate with me, botching up a painting was myContinue reading “Restrained No More”

I tend to react quickly, and often I would like to develop awareness when I start overreacting- it is a personal trait That I am ashamed to admit., I hate That in the spur of the moment I get carried away I react defensively, strong words I say Then repent at leisure for hours, evenContinue reading “Overreaction”

The amount of work I have to do can be unpredictable From day to day, when the pace us slow I am unable To slow down and relax, my mind goes into overdrive And conjures up unpleasant scenarios- on the other hand I thrive When I am busy with a workload that is excessive BecauseContinue reading “Work works for me..”

Out of all the turmoil in to which my hormones have thrown me The worst is my enhanced olfactory acuity * On random days in my life, and during specific periods such as pregnancy My sense of olfaction seems to gain an intensity That makes it difficult for me to get through the day EveryContinue reading “Olfaction”

Isn’t it ironic that while the world shrinks every day People drift further and further away.. * An ever-widening chasm separates the haves from have-nots People do not associate with those who do not share their thoughts In this hyperconnected world tribalism somehow survives Divisiveness is the policy that universally appears to thrive.. * WeContinue reading “Lonely State”

Work has been keeping me occupied Although on the work front I am satisfied Something seems amiss, life seems to lack The spark that I had until recently-I want it back.. * In a critical appraisal of how my days are spent I realize what is missing to a great extent Is the luxury ofContinue reading “Missing creativity”