A Good Little Girls Zine

Eyeing Ahead

What I’ve learned is alarming my insides and yet when you notice it in me, I flutter with pride.

Could I do it, genuinely?

Yes, I am good at it.

Yes I deserve it and man the reward seems high

But the cost

still feels higher

What I’ve learned is alarming: the platter before me, it sits, within arms reach,

untouched

catching my eye with every sun ray.

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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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