Toss it all in, stir
Whip, blend, scold, listen, spend time
Pour into a funnel
you
are
a filter
Spread calm love and breathe
kindness
you are the soft wrap of safe and right.
Toss it all in, stir
Whip, blend, scold, listen, spend time
Pour into a funnel
you
are
a filter
Spread calm love and breathe
kindness
you are the soft wrap of safe and right.
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 Tatyana Safronova Written by Parivash Fahim Goff Edited by Andrea Nevin February 2019 She knew there would be no other school now. After
I lay on my back Listening to the intricate drumming Of the rain against the metal roof Split in half by My right side filled
Today I cleaned the kitchen. I worked out. I graded a little and planned some. I watched tv. I walked the dogs. I fed them.