I am a diamond
brilliant
stunning
sharp—at the edges, unyielding core.
I am a diamond
birthed from pressure, surfaced from an eruption.
I am a diamond
brilliant
stunning.
I am a diamond
brilliant
stunning
sharp—at the edges, unyielding core.
I am a diamond
birthed from pressure, surfaced from an eruption.
I am a diamond
brilliant
stunning.
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.




I place the paper boat on the water, Fingers lingering to support the transition from steady to moving And wait. She sways unsteady at first,
There once was a room in a town close to a city A room in a building filled with Locals from near and far. It’s

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