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The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself. -Michel de Montaine Two words that the same physical state define Reflecting two separate paths that cannot align- Loneliness and solitude- both depict an unaccompanied state But the difference in connotation between them is great   Loneliness is a word thatContinue reading “Solitude, not loneliness”

I looked up my next patient’s chart on the computer A twenty year old, with her life ahead of her Not the usual age group I treat, I thought The young women are just anxious, more often than not Their hearts are fine, and all they usually need Is reassurance that they are healthy indeedContinue reading “The Patient”

Role of a physician: “Cure Sometimes, Treat Often, Comfort Always”- Hippocrates These days I often have a sinking feeling Fogged in despair, my head is reeling Did I somehow, gravely misunderstand The role of a physician, that healing hand Why do I encounter, more and more Suffering each day, less and less cure? Technical advancements letContinue reading “Healing Touch”

Fettered by regulation, Chained by tradition Weighed down by expectation Bent over in submission Narrow norms of society Create needless fear When to standards of propriety The heart refuses to adhere So most of us learn To suppress our inner voice While secretly we yearn For the freedom of choice To break free from the tetherContinue reading “Break free”

You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough. -William Blake Being contented with what you’ve got Leads on the path to happiness Be satisfied is what I was taught Was told that it would lower stress.. * My heart does not this fact accept I think contentment kills progressContinue reading “Content ambition”

When I am enveloped by despair When clouds inhabit my personal sky When sadness my senses threatens to impair When I feel helpless, ready to cry I send an SOS to my friend The one who resides within me I talk to him and I pretend All negative thoughts are leaving me This friend is a yangContinue reading “Soulmate”

Lost in a maze The universe a haze Cacophony of voices Excess of choices Conflicting sounds Confusion abounds Myriad directions Countless selections Rugged terrain No path free from pain I stop in my tread My heart full of dread Paralyzed by fear Of a future unclear The path undefined Benumbing my mind To whom shallContinue reading “Lost and found”

What do we really need To live this life indeed Driven by ambition and greed We never pay any heed To the little voice inside We constantly try to hide Behind a curtain wide Of a false sense of pride Collecting material possessions In random succession Making an impression On others is an obsession But happiness itContinue reading “Life worth living”

Every generation needs a new revolution. -Thomas Jefferson Explosive anger Endless frustration Thinly veiled rancor Against domination Bubbling resentment Rising to the surface Anguished predicament Visible on the face Cries of protest Going up in the air All that they detest Amalgamated with despair They are ready to struggle They are willing to die In thisContinue reading “Beginning of a revolution”

Endless stretch of grassy land Bisected by the road stretched like a band Not a single soul for miles in sight Landscape bathed in brilliant sunlight In my dreams I  cruise on this highway  I’m all alone, and this is my way Far from the city’s cacophony of noise Silently I travel, this is my choice Thinking,Continue reading “The loner”