With a deep inhale of fresh paper,
I exhale the last two weeks
i scan the room, find the familiar signs, the wall of titles float like wallpaper stands in front of me and my eyes are fingers tracing the bindings,
I am finally still, present, no endless to-do lists, no thoughts, plans,
Just me, the books, and my eyes.
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.
Release I am an airtight freezer bag, I cling, holding on to the past till there is freezer burn all over it. They tell me,
a single tear glides down her cheek like a snail out for a walk down the driveway slow, slow, slow It’s time, her body knows