

Presenting my composition, a tribute to the doctors and in fact all the medicos, which found a place in the annual collection of shortlisted poems selected by the jury of poetry society of India. I couldn’t win though, but it is a huge motivation to keep trying. Here it goes:
We are the Doctors
We are the healers, we cure, we care,
Cope with plights, only few would dare,
We are everywhere; so common yet so rare,
The resilient, eccentric & beyond compare,
We who missed the dusk of adolescence;
Solving MCQs & juggling books for reference,
Suffered in saudade to don the white coats,
Trying to be resolute while riding many boats,
We study not only medicine, but law to stats,
Playing multiple tricks with solitary hats,
For us, winsome moments are like spam,
And life is only what is left between exams,
We who graduate as our friends finish PGs,
A suffix for our names, sure doesn’t come easy,
Can’t take shortcuts; we must take the longer route,
MD, DM & more; we study till there’s juice in the fruit,
The Stethoscope is our crown, a cachet you can bet,
It is ‘THE RESPONSIBILITY’; and as big as it can get,
We treat people irrespective of caste, colour or time,
Doesn’t matter if covered in vomit, blood or slime,
Because saving a life is worth every dime,
And we don’t hesitate to put our own lives on the line,
Friends and family spend the nights alone and dizzy,
‘Coz we are notorious for being perpetually busy,
Live like luftmensch; whom people often misconstrue,
As we associate first rains with malaria or dengue,
We are the misfits, flamboyant but nerds,
Willingly sitting in cage but immanently free birds,
We allow for prejudices and not be judgmental,
Specialise in handling mobs while being gentle,
We must always be composed and calm,
And it’s not always easy; ‘coz yes, oh darn!!
Deemed gods when we save and killers if we can’t,
But we try & make a wish; which only the gods can grant,
We are the doctors; the healers, protectors,
Spreading smiles, we are just the vectors,
Reverence is what we seek, but a smile may sure suffice,
We only want all to be safe; healthy, wealthy and wise,
Healthy, wealthy and wise…
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The all India poetry competition is happening this year too. http://www.indianpoetry.org/ALL%20INDIA%20POETRY17.pdf Don’t miss the deadline, Good luck:-)
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