A Good Little Girls Zine

Ideas flash like lightning bolts
inviting me to flash along
eyes wide, I twirl  in the sparkly glory
imagining, envisioning, dreaming, twirling
Until—
like lightning
it, too, arrives
weighing me to the ground
sparkles fade
and I sit in a puddle of fear
completely still, unsure
questioning, doubting, comparing
Then—
like waves at low tide
a glimmer slowly grows
a whisper
one word:
try! believe!
shaky at first,
steadier with each second
I begin.

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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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