We Owe It To Our Doctors

We owe it to our doctors   We owe it to our doctors…  The ones who took it to be part of Sun Pharma’s greater mission;   To prevent disease rather cure Cure and control if that happens at all;  Defying comforts of air conditioned hospitals, confronting heats and chills of seasonal tones while sitting in villages; A zeal to serve those in pain having set besides the monitory gain;   A cavalcade of patients all round the day  Intense work, putting impatience at bay; Educate and listen to endless woes Mental, social apart from somatic;  What poverty jostled them into  have no means to seek medical care;   We doctors being the sole healers...   We do what we do; Not for money, not for name  responsibility is an assorted game ; Had everyone taken to hospitals  and been part of corporates that work for profit;  And Ignored distress of rural and slums humanity would have scrounged to bums.   Words fail to say what we take back ; The smallest salving touch  that makes the tender souls smile;  The tranquil looks of the patient  that soothes us deep down the heart; A good night’s sleep  and utmost content above all,  Limitless goodwill, enormous blessings ; No mathematics can compute, no callipers could measure ;   Beyond the prowess we go ...   Meeting people to explore what more we could do  Take them to specialists, to the institutions;  Make them aware about Govt schemes Involve volunteers from within the community; Bridging the gap, reaching the unreached Citing the logic, what cannot be preached ;   Although a tiny drop in vast ocean  but very tender and precious ; However small the team we maybe, We proffer colour to the sky  Imbue the aroma of empathy far and wide; We can move mountains with a solo touch  and change course of feral winds;    With our staunch determination; and incessant efforts; Combating disease and ailment Countering the social taboos; We do what we do and will continue doing so.   We doctors are warriors braving the front  Have our families accompanying in this battle;   We owe it to our nurses and drivers as well;  We owe it to our doctors !   Written Sept 24, 2020 © Dr Upma A. Sharma