Author Archives: Docpoet

When something new about the world I learn When a fire of outrage inside me burns When emotions threaten to overwhelm me When life’s struggles seem too ornery When my heart swells with pride When my excitement I cannot hide.. In all these situations I need to process My overflowing emotions- therefore I express MyContinue reading “I write for me”

I know that more hours of sleep I need at night Yet at the end of every day drowsiness I fight Trying to stay up for an hour or two, alone with my thoughts After the rest of the family has gone to bed and I know I would not Be interrupted- this is theContinue reading “The night is mine..”

I am told to eat fresh fruits and vegetables at each doctor’s visit I understand this advice, if I could I would follow it But I earn minimal wage and live in a food desert Fresh food is not accessible to me, I cannot convert Into a healthy eater when healthy food is out ofContinue reading “Make the world accessible”

Calling customer service is something I dread It’s supposed to be a service for helping people, instead It ends up being a nightmare of interaction With a bot, and of waiting (im)patiently for communication With a real human being, who then has to verify Your personal details painstakingly, often to end with a reply ThatContinue reading “Customer Service”

You take your children on a bucket-list trip to see A world-famous monument steeped in history You are excited, you expect them to share Your enthusiasm, but they do not care They are completely indifferent when they behold What is supposedly a magnificent sight, truth be told They would rather go back to the hotelContinue reading “I am bored!!!”

There are times when words fail me I am unable to articulate adequately The profound emotions that I experience I am unable to express with eloquence The depth of my feelings, regrettably I find A dissonance between language and the thoughts in my mind * As a voracious reader, a large part of my livedContinue reading “Love for wordy words”

When someone makes a rather egregious mistake You have an urge to share the incident as an anecdote, you take The personal details out of the description but state The incident as it took place in a social media post, then wait For comments- that usually support you in making fun Of the person whoContinue reading “No bashing on the internet”

How could I’ve known things wouldn’t be the same Once I had tasted the intoxication of fame.. * I was catapulted onto a dizzying upward spiral Once my video clip on social media went viral I was just a small business owner trying to sell My creations online, to this day I cannot tell WhatContinue reading “Going Viral”

So I’ve been trying (rather frivolously) to look For advice on how to write a book Nothing that I had come across capable appeared Of capturing my limited attention, until this piece of advice weird I came across in a newsletter, titled “Write a bad book” My curiosity was piqued, I had to take aContinue reading “Write a bad book”

I’m trying to resolve this paradox within me On one hand I take comfort in familiarity Predictable routines and rituals keep my anxiety at bay But when nothing changes from day to day I quickly get bored, I need mental stimulation A new experience to indulge my senses, or a brief vacation To shake upContinue reading “Creature of Habit and Seeker of Adventure”

Many years ago, as a young physician I read something that created an indelible impression The author had put forth strong arguments For all doctors to consider writing, this intensified my intent To start writing one day, once enough experiences I had accumulated I wanted my word to have value, in retrospect I should notContinue reading “Doctors wield the pen”

I have been doing this my entire life but only learnt today That linguistic code-switching is the name given to the way In which most Indians like me tend to communicate Using a mixture of Hindi and English to convey in a manner adequate Our message- words and phrases of one language assimilate With theContinue reading “Code Switching, Hinglish speaking”