Soft streams of light
tread across the dark floorboards,
cold, warm
and I kayak along them
gently paddling my way
towards, away
fluttering my fingers in the light
I trace figure eights in the air beside me
slide my chin in and around
a circle
The slight burn skims my lips
and my lungs expand in all directions,
balloons against a ribcage
I close my eyes,
an orange glow encompasses me
a cocoon
I love it here.
I love it here.
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
We only talk in brief text messages, can go months upon months in silence, I do not know where you live even, no address, no
I know you always feel like there is this half or my half that weighs you down, dragging you to almost nothingness. I know you