Poems

The Next

I sit very still and count my breaths.         If there’s an angry god sitting              in the unreachable chambers                     of my chest         I pay him no mind.  There is…

Lost Love

Time and distance have done their thing—quietly, gradually, inevitably.What once felt steady now feels uncertain.What we held onto has slowly slipped through our hands.Our time together comes to…

THE WEIGHT OF THE WHITE COAT

We came here burning, Burning for the white coat Heavy laden with a surge of purpose, Armed with dreams of healing hands And the weight of expectations. Initially,…

Relativity

“Well, you don’t know me; I hope you understand this…”Your turbulent echoes climb up the wallsof the well beneath which you’ve bricked yourself.Nearby, a thick rope lies waiting…

The Art of Being Alone

I am alone because I am afraid, But I am afraid of being alone. Surrounded by laughter, yet in tears, A million friends but no confidant. A heavy…

Black-Skinned Guy

Hey, Black-skinned Guy

Hey, black-skinned guy, this is for you! The world kept on with its lips on that fair guy who glosses his pink lips. The other gender fell on…

Be still! An Ode To Medicine

An ode to Medicine, When I dared to peer with my peers: You are a tempestuous ambience. A confluence of two springs: art and science, Whence we drink,…

Love

To The Love That Brought Us Here

To the love that brought us here…This is for all students trying to reflect on how we met ourselves trapped in the pages of our textbooks Restricting us…

Speak

I have been a child,trained not to speak.Words were burning coalsthat shouldn’t glide across my tongue. They say,they were poison to my being.A turbulence to the world I…

Critter: Little Weeny Critter

Little weeny critter Just before drifting to sleepMy heavy eyes becomes alertedSomething catches my attentionReminding me ofYour ardent love of tiny critters An ant creeping into a little…