A Good Little Girls Zine

I want 
you to know
i am 
a girl, strong and smart
despite your need to keep me down
i grew to be kind 

I want 
you to know
i hated you and what you did
for so long I sat brewing anger 
i needed love
your love, your respect, your validation
for so long
i searched in every relationship
destroying each in search of it.

I want 
you to know 
i love
not like you
i think
not like you
i show affection
not like you.

I want 
you to know
I let you go
I did it
all the conflict
all the fear
all the anger
it's floating down the river toward another 

I want
you to know
I am powerful
loving 
passionate!
I am a woman
without your guidance
I am.

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Sonia Chintha

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.

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