Under the stars
Safe and sound
Under the sun
Safe and sound
We lie together
Safe and sound
I lie forever
Safe and sound
Atop a mountain
High above
Valleys and clouds
Above below
Holding your hand
Safe and sound
Forever protected
Safe and sound
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.
Illustration by Deema Alawa We Were Queens by Parivash Goff This was a stolen October day, six hours of teaching traded for a two hour
In May, there’s a calm that sweeps across south India. The heat slows all living things down and the wind is thought of as a