A Good Little Girls Zine

Condescensions

I used spend all this time,
Thinking, belittling my work
Because I thought you,
You didn’t approve, value,
Like it

Some many words, conversations
Played on repeat
A continuous loop of
You don’t think my work is good
Therefore, I am not good

I used to place all this weight
On myself, judging, minimizing
My work, my art, my talent

With words like “those who can’t, teach”

On an endless stabbing loop

Drip, drip, dripping

With shadows that were cold, so cold

Though I am not fully out of the shade,
I shiver and stand up
I declare my talent to the world
Like it, love it, hate it

I don’t care, because I like it, love it,

am

proud

of

it.

 

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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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