Day 1
Recovery now
Sleep wake talk pain sleep
Hey! Are you with me?
Stay, go, stay, stay please
Am I alone In this room?
Where is everyone?
I’m here, right here
Laughing crying staying
Next to you any day, night too
—white sleepover!
Sonia Chintha is an Indian American writer who lives in the Washington DC area. She blogs, writes poetry, and fiction. She is also an English teacher who believes that our experiences teach us more than any test. She is the founder and co-editor of Good Little Girls.
As a child, I rejoiced in making French braids and high buns out of its thick curls. I wrote my own stories within the impenetrable knots of marriage and motherhood, weaving through her silky strands that seemed to extend for miles. The comb that would agitate my own coiled hair would billow through hers, without the slightest effort.
I try to walk Straight across Each step I place gently forward Focused and pure Genuine simple It feels straight It feels right It feels