Category Archives: musings

It hurts me to admit this bitter truth that I try to suppress When I return to my motherland, I no longer experience pure happiness A peculiar sense of disorientation I feel on my return Everything has changed, and I need to learn A new set of norms, adjust my expectations To the reality, notContinue reading “On Returning”

I am not trying to be a contrarian, I want to say I am not trying to hurt anyone’s feelings in any way I am just being myself, trying to explain The way I think, but I end up feeling discouraged again I have been misunderstood by those around me I don’t know what toContinue reading “Misunderstood”

Sometimes when impatience threatens to overwhelm me I challenge myself to write, to compose poetry At first I am too preoccupied to concentrate But as I try harder, ideas begin to germinate In my brain, leading to a perceptible shift In my emotions, my mind begins to drift From feeling rushed to moving at aContinue reading “Write a poem”

There was snow in my yard for three whole days There were solid sheets of ice on roadways A polar vortex on the warm southern states descended And our mild winter seemed to be northward extended.. * There was a hurricane that caused unprecedented destruction Not built to withstand heavy winds was our construction TreesContinue reading “Unpredictable Weather”

I go through life composing sentences in my mind Sometimes they run into paragraphs, at others times I find They stay unfinished, hanging in mid-air Like unrealized dreams, stuck in despair Sometimes they morph into questions profound The answers to which I have not found Sometimes they appear out of nowhere with such clarity ThatContinue reading “Writer’s Soul”

For years the story I told myself and everyone else was the same I was left-brained, did not have a creative side, I would blame My lack of creative effort on the way I was wired To craft an intellectually challenging career was the main thing I desired Any creative endeavor that I dabbled inContinue reading “Left-brained?”

My life circumstances and my introversion Both seem to work in collusion To keep me living in solitude that appears Comforting at times, at other times I fear That solitude is turning into loneliness Sometimes I long for company, I confess.. * Mostly I prefer solitary activities where I am not Tied down by obligations,Continue reading “Notes from Solitude”

I must set boundaries and learn to say no I advise myself repeatedly, and then throw My own advice out of the window when I am faced With a request to take on more, I manage to create space For the extra work commitment, but it comes at a personal cost Before I realize it,Continue reading “Boundaries as a Physician”

You nod in superficial agreement, but unfortunately Behind your affirmative reply, I can see That you do not trust me, and do not believe What I have told you, I know once you leave The chances of your following my advice are not high To treat you to the best of my ability, I didContinue reading “Do You Trust Me?”

One of the best pieces of advice regarding health I read Is to not trust confident certainty, instead To trust people who are willing to accept That some things are not known for certain yet If something appears too good to be true Especially if it carries a hefty price tag too You are givenContinue reading “Health Advice”

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One day I shall find a few hours in my day Uninterrupted, unscheduled, waiting to be whittled away When I discover those hours, I shall hold them tight In my grasp, I shall utilize them right And sit down to collate all my thoughts That I want to express, but have not Been able toContinue reading “One Day I shall Write..”