The Physician Poet

August 31st, 2018 Depression Discouraged. Defeated. Dragged. Down. Despondent. Disheartened.  Dispirited. Dejected.  Destroyed. Desperate. Disillusioned.  Despairing. Dying. I could go on. But right now, I don't want to go on.

Moving Screens By Pratibha Anand They say you can’t Leave Footprints On a moving screen Like footprints on snow Before the coming spring Like footprints on sand Before the coming tide They say you can’t Leave Footprints On a moving screen That this, too, shall Pass But isn’t Passing a loss? Of Chances. Of Opportunities. Of Lives. Our hearts are Moving screens. Our minds are Moving screens. When the movie That is my life. Comes to an end. When my periscope descends And my window into the world goes black When I, too, shall Pass. Will you forget me? As I have forgotten Why I write?

Buying Green Bananas A green banana is a symbol of hope It is an auspice of days to come A life to live A future It represents the seeds I will sow The gardens I will plant and tend The dreams I will nourish The ripples I will make It is the fruit I will eat Living each season as it passes Breathing, drinking, tasting Heeding Thoreau’s timeless counsel I will peel away the layers That once were shields Now are walls As I ripen into the full expression of myself.