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.
Illustration by Emma Strauss A Private Affair by Sonia Chintha She swallows the words, they say, one large pill at a time; they explode inside
Illustration by Deema Alawa I am detained by Susan Chung I am detained 2:37am I wake up eyes wide openbody is alertI sit up Why