Category Archives: musings

Half a breath perpetually held Half of the mind preoccupied In fear of a disaster looming near Panic always simmering inside Life like a hurdle-race never-ending From crisis to crisis, life seems to go No time to catch a breath at all Just weathering blow after blow Tranquil moments lay forgotten Chaos rules the roostContinue reading “Anxiety..”

Can I pick and choose Which moments to file away Inside the amygdala in my brain Let only pleasant memories stay Unpleasant situations are hard enough To deal with in the present I wish I would not ruminate Over unpalatable moments.. My composure, my state of contentment Is compromised in moments of discomfort When IContinue reading “Selective memory…”

How can a comment, made innocuously Bring out an insecurity in me? * I am fairly accomplished, and confident In my abilities, but I have shortcomings evident That I don’t pay attention to most days But sometimes, in surreptitious ways My confidence ends up being undermined As random comments pierce my psyche to remind MeContinue reading “Insecure”

I understand your annoyance completely, I do When the lady before you cannot understand you Her proficiency in English language is limited But she is trying to provide a service using language stilted You have nothing against immigrants in general But knowing English in this country is a requirement reasonable.. You are running out ofContinue reading “Communication Gap”

I think I make it abundantly clear That I am a bibliophile, I hold books dear Never do I go anywhere without a book in my hand Even if I know I wouldn’t open it at all- I can’t stand The thought of spending a free moment anywhere Without being able to read- though toContinue reading “I need a book with me!”

I ruffle some feathers when I talk a lot Especially when I disagree with those who are taught To think that they know everything-they often are In positions of authority and power I don’t perceive myself as disadvantaged in any way But someone like me is expected to stay Rather quiet, submissive, not have opinionsContinue reading “I’ll talk”

This is an intensely personal poem. We are a physician couple and often our entire workdays are spent talking to patients and colleagues (and documenting those conversations). Often in the evening we have no desire to talk at all because we have exhausted our bandwidth for conversation at work. Actually the idea came after IContinue reading “Why we don’t talk”

I sit down and stare at a blank sheet Wondering what to pen down to defeat The melancholic undertones all around I want my words to have an uplifting sound.. * The world reels from crises in every sphere With everything mired in doom and gloom; I fear Increasingly cynical we all could be WeContinue reading “Words that uplift”

The one thing that I long to do Is to hold time in my hands somehow Catch a moment before it is gone To savor it, myself I want to allow I wish I did not have to run Along the river of time flowing fast I wish I could amble at a leisurely paceContinue reading “Time…”

How do you measure your progress? How do you know you’re on the path to success? And is success even important at all? Isn’t it equally important to rise and fall? * You don’t want to just exist, you want to Do better in your life, that much is true You fear stagnation, you wantContinue reading “Am I making progress?”

When I search on the web for something Indian, I expect to find Results related to India, that’s the only thing that comes to my mind But I also find references to a culture That was unfortunately named in error There is a nomenclature different Which may more accurately represent The indigenous people who haveContinue reading “Indian?”

No is a word remarkable In two letters, it can turn the tables The word No is a complete sentence Reflective of feelings intense A sum total, an amalgamation Of all negative emotions A word with the power to force People into silence, or change the course Of action, bring to an abrupt end MostContinue reading “No”