I worked once in a small town, in a North Indian state,
Where doctors are considered Lord Brahma, the great
Where a doctor is considered as an angel in disguise,
How can he ever do anything unwise?
But patients started coming to me,
Doctor, you need to include more findings you see!
I got scared, I was a little taken aback,
What was that, my reports lacked?
I read a report, a diploma in USG doctor gave,
Oh dear, it was 'imagination' and not imaging at play!!!
Where illiteracy and ignorance rule a place,
Greed and shrewdness find a base
Appendicitis, Calculus, and Torsion are all served on a plate,
Cater to whatever the surgeon says
The common man was born to pay,
Let us take his money, he is easy prey
Doctors travel in Toyota, Audi and Ford,
Nobody to question, they fear no God
Superspecialists, why toil night and day?
Let's go to Paris, Hawaii and London on a holiday!
Why strain your eyes telereporting so much?
Panipuri sellers and barbers earn better as such
Patients pester doctors, "Prescribe more," they say,
Physicians list multiple multivitamins right away
They sing in a chorus, Doctor is God, Doctor is God
Open your eyes, your doctor could be a fraud!
Religion was the flourishing business yesterday,
Healthcare is the new trade, what do you say??
Niharika Prasad
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