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A Good Little Girls Zine

Came Before Me

Begin:

again and again and again

you can sit me down and point your scrawny finger at me, judge me, pierce holes of doubt on every inch of my body

I will

block it all, for I have the courage of the billion women who came before me—my armor it’s a force, an iron gate of power

again and again and again

I will block your blows.

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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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