Art on the Walls

That's my hostel room

from twenty years back.

I was doing my PhD in biotechnology,

laboratory research, giving talks,

writing science papers, making posters,

but look at the room!

Anybody can tell, a person lived there

with a deep appreciation for art.

I painted with passion,

whenever I could,

be lonely, homesick, or stressed,

and the walls were adorned

with those creations.

Now living in the foreign land,

as a mother of two children,

but art is my anchor still,

much trusted antidepressant pill.

And I will continue adorning the walls,

with my arts and crafts,

wherever I stay, as long as I live,

it's a great life philosophy, I believe.