Nervous Anxieties
Fill the car
2 hours of talking
Talking and talking
Process, share, reflect
U-turn
Process, share, reflect
U-turn
Then a break—
Sand Wind Chill Waves
Numb my feet
Enough to remember
The waves, the current
My gravity is restored
Don’t need anything
Nothing at all
Anxieties all gone
Fears all gone
I’m pulled to let it all ride the current
Each waving a vigorous goodbye!
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.
the bouquet of tiny, firm tendrils massage my jaw melting the makeup down the drain I stand holding my breath feeling the gentle pressure on
For two days leading up the New York trip, I sat in anxiety. I was to go with a friend I knew well, a friend