First Loves and Second Hand Lives

A POEM ON PERSPECTIVES OF IMMIGRANT PROFESSIONALS

pexels-michal-packo-1012387829-28300390-200x300We bring First Loves
On Pearl strings of skill and art
Of fixing brains and forging hearts
On One-way tickets

Set sail to foreign shores
With gifts of parental memories
Waiting to exhale borrowed smiles
Share minds with other worlds

Driftwood soaked in knowledge
Stories etched in sweat
Prime years yearning to be acknowledged
Cost of priceless debt

Endless queues, eternal toil
Of worship lit in midnight oil
Life in shadows beckons our duty
A Calling, service, or indemnity

Fly across seven seas
Build a home beneath bleeding feet
One day at a time uplifts like a breeze
Beneath sanguineous severed wings

 

Every day, re-attempt to rhymepexels-laura-tancredi-7078579-200x300
In imperfect sync, Unravel the maze of new streets
Puzzles and imperfect fits

All is not lost, as you own these roads
Find common ground
You never knew existed
On the map

See a new world
Through my offspring’s colored iris
Re-learn as he speaks my tongue
In strange accents

Tapestry of life threads
Historic Intertwines
Continuum of genetic knits
And futuristic knots

This world is but an oyster
For Diaspora on foreign shores
Enrich nations with embrace
Nuptials of Strength with tremendous Grace

So take that hand
That appears so different
Yet the heart beats the same inside
Of First Loves and second-hand lives….


Author

  • Ayushi-Chugh-MD-600x600-1

    Ayushi Chugh, MD, is a neurologist in the Gregory W. Fulton ALS and Neuromuscular Disease Center and an associate professor in the Department of Neurology at Barrow Neurological Institute. She is also a clinical associate professor at Creighton University School of Medicine. She is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Chugh specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), muscular dystrophy, neuropathies, and other neuromuscular disorders. She is experienced in electromyography and nerve conduction studies, as well as the administration of Botox to treat various symptoms of neuromuscular disorders.

    Dr. Chugh is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. She earned her medical degree in India. She completed her neurology residency at Westchester Medical Center, the main teaching hospital of New York Medical College, in Valhalla, where she served as the academic chief resident in her final year. She subsequently completed a fellowship in neuromuscular medicine at the Hospital for Special Surgery at New-York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City, where she was deeply involved in the care of patients with various neuromuscular disorders, especially in the ALS and muscular dystrophy clinics.

    Dr. Chugh feels passionate about teaching neurology, and her interests include resident physician education. She is an avid writer with a keen interest in writing for health education portals to help simplify neurology topics for the public. She also writes poetry and articles highlighting the art, compassion, and science of medicine for physician magazines.

    To learn more about Dr. Ayushi Chugh, follow her on Instagram (@neurologistdiary), connect with her on LinkedIn (Ayushi Chugh, MD), or follow her on X (formerly Twitter) @AyuSheMD.

    Neurologist, Neuromuscular Medicine

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