Still breathing
I
am
no matter the weight of your words
like a virus flying through my veins
multiplying, infecting my beautifully calm, decisive platelets
I cough, over and over again
proof
I am
still
breathing.
that fact remains, a pulse
yet another piece
of evidence
that
I am still breathing!
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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