… the doctor will see you soon
There are a few things that are peculiar about me. Things that if I do not lay on the table, I become all too easy to misunderstand. In no particular order here they are. First I grew up questioning a lot of things that I was taught. Needless to say, it didn't go down well …
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He would fall asleep again. It would be fitful. He would toss and turn, smack into a knee here, a fist there and worsen his injuries. He would wake up and everything would hit him again and he would wonder how it was that he ended up here. He would go through the memories till …
He came to and it instantly hit him- the acrid stench of human waste, both liquid and solid. His eyes were still trying to adjust to the low light, although he was already fully awake. It was literally impossible not to be, with this relentless assault on the olfactory senses. The small cell was lit …
... He wouldn't admit to her that he hadn't heard anything she had been saying for the past minute or so. She noticed anyway. "... call me back, will you? When you're home" "I'm right here with you... Don't worry, I can hear you." Even then his words seemed forced, didn't seem to bear conviction, …
the doctor will see you soon... Really? Why am I talking about this even? When I was a small kid, I didnt want to be a doctor at all. I wanted to be a number of other things- a pilot, lawyer, astronaut, engineer and eventually all through high school nursed the ambition of being a …
I look out into the horizon The sun has exploded And its runny insides have painted the sky Every possible shade and hue Of brilliant blood- red And royal purple And baby pink. As the chickens lift their heads from digging in the dirt And turn their necks In the direction of home. I breathe …
Most of my real life friends will ask "Were you ever romantic in the first place?" Well, I don't know how much of my inner romantic that I have let shine through my thick skin. That is probably me playing this game of hearts with my cards close to my chest. I inherited my mother's …
I had always thought myself apolitical. I had always thought myself too pristine for the dirty game- or so it was called. I had always thought that my opinions did not matter, could not be heard, would not make a difference. But my friend and roommate during my internship year, helped me to see myself …
I had a really busy day today. It wasn't unexpected. I was the freshest hand available. I'd just come back from "holiday". I saw most of the patients that attended clinic today. I hadn't slept well last night. I was working at the second job. I managed to extricate myself in the late afternoon, half …
She didn't wake me up with a kiss like she promised last night when we fell asleep in each other's arms. The night had been fitful. I don't think it had anything to do with the thick aura of sexual tension pervading the little room where we shared a small mattress on the floor. I …
