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.
all the pieces they add up—to desires, deep yearnings of belongings that are not mine to have they hover, slap me with icy fingers, each
5 pm, in the hair salon. A haggard face stares back, hair in tin foil, legs kicked up on a dirty, torn, burgundy ottoman. It’s