A Good Little Girls Zine

Eyes wide, unblinking

I

see

You

inside the cave: bats hanging upside down

a sporadic, random flickering of light—so brief

it must not seem like light

I

know it will pass

and

logically, I know, you know too

But

this cave,

it demolishes hope

sucks out the light like a dementor,

tortures with sharp bites of doubt and fear and unyielding insecurities

still

Eyes wide, unblinking

I see you—I see you

I see You!

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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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