thirty on paper in truth, it's twenty it's all I have yours, ours, mine 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and then-- twenty to eat, rest, talk-- reset right in the middle community for twenty I get to be me the whole me the part that curses and laughs boistrously connections twenty a day it's all I have, we have for 10 months twenty: perfection Do not disturb it's our twenty!
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 few months ago, N and I chose to add on Paris to our India trip itinerary mostly because this was N’s first time out
Note: I wrote this in late December right before I moved into my first house! I remember when I moved back to the DC area
grief that tastes of absent ice cream bars at the airport,
what is a welcome back to a hometown without a beloved tradition?
a perfectly sweet candy,
gummy to the mouth,
but sticking to the teeth.
konjac eaten too quickly can catch and choke.
gulp it down so that you can save yourself,