It’s barely there anymore
I hear
these words and
immediately am blaming
me, then I’m defensive
I’ve
been
through
so much
the list in my head
begins:
illness illness illness meds meds meds transition transition transition
like a long train that’s speeding by
and I am waiting for it so I can finally
crossover.
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.
After great pain, a formal feeling comes Nerves sit ceremonious, like Tombs The stiff Heart questions will I ever be light again? Am I good
I nod politely, my eyes shift towards the green street sign a hundred feet away the table chatter about potty training and sleepless nights and
Strolling through old stomping grounds, I hold hands with the twenty-nine year old me, now thirty-nine. She had just said yes to marriage; she had