Author Archives: Docpoet

On a Southern fall morning, unseasonably cold I witness surreal scenery unfold Mist rising from the Savannah river on my drive Like wisps of smoke, giving a Halloween-like vibe In the grayish pre-dawn darkness Spellbinding in its other-worldliness * From a place of awe, to the present world I return Like always, a picturesque sightContinue reading “Mist on the Savannah”

Every holiday and every celebration has become A golden business opportunity for some The way holidays are celebrated is no longer based On traditions and lore, instead strategically placed All over the media are images quite enticing Depicting how to celebrate holidays in ways exciting And that includes parting with money hard-earned Celebrating holidays thisContinue reading “How to celebrate holidays-corporate edition”

I read this somewhere, it resonated with me To sleep well implies to trust freely * Sleep is a manifestation of trust To be able to fall asleep you must Be able to forget all the troubles of the day And trust that better things would come your way When you wake up to theContinue reading “To sleep is to trust..”

Life ebbs and flows Much like the tide Like a tiny seashell I go along for the ride From the depths of the ocean To the surface of sand Tossed about by waves I try to understand Where life wants to lead me As it shuttles me around Somewhere in the ebb and flow ThereContinue reading “Ebb and Flow”

So many people cite the year 2020 As a catalyst that made them change permanently In how they viewed life, they reference the forced break As a time to reflect on priorities, reconfigure and remake Their to-do lists, they talk about clarity newly found In how to lead life with a sense of purpose profoundContinue reading “Time to think..”

I felt stuck, and I placed the blame On my circumstances, but the feeling stayed the same When external factors changed, why did I not realize That the sense of being perpetually stuck did arise From within me, I was acting as a hindrance in my own way To move forward, I had to examineContinue reading “Unstuck”

A lot of time I seem to spend In sorting my jumbled emotions, in the end I feel drained and just as directionless As at the beginning, I do confess That it’s easier to procrastinate And place all blame on my emotional state Instead of trying to extricate myself from the tangled mess Of myContinue reading “Emotions…”

Whenever I’m angry, I think I am right That I am justified in pursuing my fight I am at the highest point of my egocentricity When I am angry, I have an unfortunate propensity To forget whatever empathy might exist within me I am selfish and unreasonable to the highest degree.. * After raving andContinue reading “If I did not get angry…”

I am addressing you directly, my mind Why is it that I always find You racing ahead of me, full of thoughts In ever direction, so many that I cannot Let the rest of me keep up with you My heartbeat speeds up, adrenaline rushes in too In order to process at a dizzying speedContinue reading “In conversation with my mind..”

You are always aware of the layers of responsibility That you carry on your shoulders at work and for your family You never want to let anyone down by being negligent Of how you are perceived, you are always cognizant In pleasing everyone you stretch yourself too thin There is that one aspect left whereContinue reading “What do you owe yourself?”

There seems to be an overwhelming need To express an opinion on burning issues indeed To take sides based on information incomplete Take a line from published news, regurgitate and repeat I think I am a well-informed world citizen, therefore I want to say something too, but thankfully before I start expressing “my” thoughts, aContinue reading “Only prayers…”

(On World Mental Health Day) Why did that person not seek help in time, they say The judgment unfortunately does not go away Despite a precious life lost to suicide Of a depressed soul who was trying his best to hide From a world where mental health issues are viewed As personal failures or weaknesses,Continue reading “Normalize mental health issues..”