A Good Little Girls Zine

At the bottom of my stomach, not my heart, is where I warm at the sight of you.

You whom I held as babies—who won’t, don’t remember me, let alone know me; for I am an apparition who sends you mail every now and then.

But those photos, the ones your mothers fill my feed with, they melt me, warm me, make me woozy.

I never knew I’d love like this – so fiercely

I never knew I’d want to teach you, hug you, protect you, love you, know you

Yet each year passes and all I know is you are growing quickly, without me in your feed.

The distance across these plains swirl in my stomach everytime I see a photo of your sweet faces…in my feed.

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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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