

We are the Doctors…
We are the healers, we cure and we care,
Deal with situations, only few would dare,
We are everywhere but yet so rare,
We are resilient; we are eccentric, way beyond compare,
We who missed the dusk of adolescence,
Solving MCQs and dribbling books for reference,
Missing our other passions, we donned the white coats,
Learning to be steady, while riding multiple boats,
We study from law to stats,
Learn everything we possibly can,
For us, life’s a marathon,
Just what’s left between the exams,
We who graduate as our peers finish PGs,
Few letters suffixing our names, sure doesn’t come easy,
Can’t take shortcuts, we must take the longer route,
Specialize; super-specialize, keep studying till we can reboot,
The Steth is our ornament, an honor you can bet,
It’s a responsibility too, as big as it can get,
We treat people irrespective of caste, color or time,
Doesn’t matter if covered in vomit, stool or slime,
Saving someone is worth every dime,
And for that, we put our own lives on the line,
Friends and family spend the nights alone and dizzy,
As we are notorious for being perpetually busy,
We who squander more on books than on meals or shoe,
Associate first rains with malaria or dengue,
We are the scholars, rewired to be nerds,
We are more than meets the eye, caged but free birds,
We who are not allowed to be judgmental,
Must allow for prejudices while being gentle,
We must always be composed and calm,
Not always easy; ‘coz yes, oh darn!!
Deemed gods when we save,
And killers if we can’t,
Respect is that we crave,
It’s what we need, not what we want,
We are the doctors,
The healers, protectors,
We need you, and you deserve us,
For we complement each others,
As “Super-Heroes” and brothers…
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This post is a part of Write Over the Weekend, an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAdda. This weekend’s WOW prompt is: “Superheroes In Disguise”.

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