It’s barely there anymore
I hear
these words and
immediately am blaming
me, then I’m defensive
I’ve
been
through
so much
the list in my head
begins:
illness illness illness meds meds meds transition transition transition
like a long train that’s speeding by
and I am waiting for it so I can finally
crossover.
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
With a bruised thumb and index finger I draw a line—thin— in hopes that it will widen, between you and me. But it’s dotted, at
Today I have returned to myself, the weight of your passing, a wound still healing. 30 days have passed. Today, 30 minutes I moved, releasing