Author Archives: Docpoet

A while ago I decided I would be The most authentic version of me I would live life on terms that were my own I would reap the fruits of seeds I had sown So I worked hard on shutting off external noise Tuned in to myself to find my authentic voice Tried to distanceContinue reading “Authentic”

Sometimes staying on the same track means Letting possibilities, better or worse, remain unseen Sometimes the path itself is telling you to step away How do you resolve this dilemma anyway? * The familiar route feels comfortable, you do not Want to rock the proverbial boat, it requires some thought To wade bravely through watersContinue reading “New path or old?”

When most news around you is nothing but depressing I wish there would be more people stressing The more positive news from our skies- The astronomical phenomena that take us by surprise And a sense of awe- like the news that the earth is going to acquire A second moon for nearly two months- wouldContinue reading “The Earth is Going to Get a Second Moon”

(The book in question is “There are Rivers in the Sky” by Elif Shafak) I am that hopeless bookworm who can get Lost in the pages of a book and forget The passage of time and the world around me I can get transported to a world imaginary In an instant if the story holdsContinue reading “Five-star Read”

It is hard to put your head down and wait When you’ve become used to gratification immediate When the lines between need and want blurred have become Having to wait for another time seems cumbersome.. * I had always been an impatient person Hungering for results as soon as I’d begun When the desired resultsContinue reading “Cultivating Patience”

What is it that you plan to do with your one wild and precious life, this quote Brings me to the verge of tears, it’s almost like Ms. Oliver wrote This specific line with my existential quandary in mind I examine my life, ponder deeply, I still cannot find That one thing that I wouldContinue reading “What will I do with this one wild, precious life?”

“Is there nothing else that can be done?” I hear the plea in their voices, I see the desperation In their eyes as I try to have this difficult conversation In this miserable, tragic situation I am not the treating physician but I happen to be The one medically literate person in the family TheContinue reading “Looking for the Miracle..”

Language has a rhythm, words have a flow When you substitute prose with poetry you know The cadence of each syllable, the symmetry of rhyme Words find expression in a manner sublime In a harmonious sequence that mimics Cleverly arranged notes in music With rhythmic brevity, a poem conveys Its message in an oblique, circuitousContinue reading “The rhythm of a poem”

(I read about a Yupik mother creating alphabet coloring book for her children in Alaska because she could not find one, and came up with this idea. There are Indian entrepreneurs who started their businesses because they could not find what they wanted within the United States. I wanted stuff that represented my roots butContinue reading “Business opportunity”

I tried to tell my healthcare team something did not feel right My concerns were dismissed as a consequence of sleepless nights As a young mother- I was told it would not last long I was a mother, and mothers were supposed to be strong… But I was dealing with exhaustion extreme after a yearContinue reading “It’s not in your mind!”

I read a post then compulsively scroll Through the comments, go down a rabbit hole Of never-ending fear-mongering and negativity Almost as if under a spell, forgetting my proclivity Towards anxiety as I continue to consume All the toxicity online, through scenarios describing doom Most of the time I am completely unaware Of my self-destructiveContinue reading “I must not doom-scroll..”

I turn this way and that, raise or lower my chin Trying to stand or sit at different angles to appear thin Restrain my natural smile so my teeth do not show Try to get on my face that artificial glow Re-take pictures a few times because I am not Satisfied- I look worse inContinue reading “The mirror of social media on the wall”