There once was a Shah,
who brought religions together
to live in peace.
Upon red sandstone
he marked with liberal symbols
unified were they.
Tolerant was he:
Abu’l Fath Jalal Akbar
of my country’s land.
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.
today I sat at a table
rectangular in shape
long and wide
with seven white people in power
next to the other person of color at the table
The crisp cool air catches my cheeks, like a mother holding the face of her child in her palms– I gaze back into her eyes:
Three years ago, I made three major decisions in my lifetime: 1. To take a year off from teaching 2. To write my first blog