A Good Little Girls Zine

A Good Little Girls Zine

A Good Little Girls Zine

A Good Little Girls Zine

I Panic

Tightened jaw

I panic

trying to release it, them, you

I unhook my bra

searching for a moment of that freedom

 

Tightened jaw

I panic

 

I close my eyes and breathe

I hit play to that playlist,

the one that heals

hoping for a moment of kindness

 

Tightened jaw

I panic

 

find a comfortable position

close your eyes

meditate

breathe

stop thinking

stop comparing

stop punishing

 

Tightened jaw

I panic

 

tilting my head back

breathing steady

I try

to

get

it

them

you

out

of

mind.

 

Yet you remain

your roots thrive

growing faster with each breath

traveling into the cells of my bones.

 

Tightened Jaw

I panic

 

believing that you will never release my mind, my body, my soul

to live free, light, sweet.

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Sonia Chintha

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.

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