Author Archives: Docpoet

What if this one life is just not enough What if in my time on earth it is tough To accomplish all the lofty goals To do justice to all the roles I’ve had the good fortune to be assigned? To fulfill my obligations I hope I’m destined I hope I don’t leave unfinished businessContinue reading “The one precious life”

I simply meant to compliment my friend To examine my biases I did not intend.. You look fabulous, thus started my comment And that could have been the extent Of my sentence- but further adjectives I did add You’ve lost weight, you look younger- now isn’t it sad That the biases I hold and thatContinue reading “Not a suitable compliment…”

Swelter and sweat In the heat, dry or wet Retreat indoors Crank the AC some more.. Forest fires and smoke The sky in haze cloaked Apocalyptic floods elsewhere Torrential rains, water everywhere Relentlessly the glaciers shrink Bridges and levees sink Temperatures to new highs soar Breaking records, then some more Some shake their heads, someContinue reading “Hot and hotter”

So many moments of my day are spent In repetitive tasks, relying to a great extent On conditioned reflexes, they do not need To engage my brain power indeed As I go about these chores I find Random thoughts float in and out of my mind Mostly they are rooted in the stressors I faceContinue reading “To a mindful life..”

I would feel compelled to have the last word Back in the day you would have heard Me trying to counter every point someone made With one of my own, not much attention I paid To understand the other person’s point of view I had to chime in with my opinion too An unfortunate habitContinue reading “Who has the last word?”

By being as critical as you are Are you indicating that grapes are sour? * Often, when I open my mouth to criticize Divine intervention has made me realize That this is a manifestation indeed Of my insecurities, my pressing need To justify what I lack and what I long to possess The deficiency exacerbatedContinue reading “Are my grapes sour?”

Vanity is a flaw so deeply ingrained It is hard to not be vain And attempt to look my best Placing different poses to test While getting my pictures snapped I find myself completely wrapped In selfish pursuit of looking great So I can my vanity satiate.. * Wherever I look, beautiful people I seeContinue reading “How vain am I!”

(To all those who long to write their stories- write, for catharsis, write, to heal from trauma) Some day I shall feel compelled To write, to narrate the story I long to tell To share with the world that pivotal event That changed my life to a massive extent A change binary, that bisected timeContinue reading “Telling my story..”

Listless, restless, aimless Thus wanders my mind Unfocused, unable to process Ready to break free from the grind.. * Be mindful, chides my inner critic See, listen, focus, pay attention My mind tries (half-heartedly) every trick To be present is not its intention * Stop wasting time, it’s precious indeed Admonishes my inner voice MyContinue reading “Movement for the Mind..”

I slept fewer hours, it came at a cost I thought I was being productive, but I lost Precious hours fighting fatigue the next day Regretting the misguided zeal that made me stay Up past my bedtime the night before Impaired concentration and muscles sore Irritability and impatience at the world Lack of sleep hadContinue reading “Sleep Deprivation”

I am not doubting whether I am good enough It’s just that my inner self-critic is loud today I have to navigate through waters rough Through the negativity I have to forge my way That self-critic is being especially annoying Trying to get my attention in any manner it can But I shall prevent it’sContinue reading “Ignore the voice”

How does she learn to be The powerful woman that she Aspires to be, to make her presence known To not have her opinions blown Away by those to whom it comes naturally How to take up extra room comfortably… She has imbibed some ideas throughout childhood She has learnt repeatedly that she should NotContinue reading “Change the narrative for girls”