My eyes are steady now,
my guiding light in this tunnel,
shining the light on all the wrongs
that could be
should be
must be
right.
My eyes are steady now,
my guiding light in this tunnel,
shining the light on all the wrongs
that could be
should be
must be
right.
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.





A matrix of lines stare back at me–a list of endless possibilities for a day of discovery. My feet my only transportation; oh glorious liberty:
In the past year, I have mastered the art of making an egg two ways: sunny side up and fried over easy. Though this may
Swimming in a sea of perfection I swallow it down drowning in chlorine She’s better He’s better they’re all better What am I? Right left

Wispy strands of air whip my body, a gentle massage only a winter’s morn can provide; I tilt my chin up into the brilliant blue