Under the stars
Safe and sound
Under the sun
Safe and sound
We lie together
Safe and sound
I lie forever
Safe and sound
Atop a mountain
High above
Valleys and clouds
Above below
Holding your hand
Safe and sound
Forever protected
Safe and sound
Under the stars
Safe and sound
Under the sun
Safe and sound
We lie together
Safe and sound
I lie forever
Safe and sound
Atop a mountain
High above
Valleys and clouds
Above below
Holding your hand
Safe and sound
Forever protected
Safe and sound
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.




Prologue A woman’s value: is Everything. about her. It is the inner poweress that pushes her to stand back up again and again and
I place the paper boat on the water, Fingers lingering to support the transition from steady to moving And wait. She sways unsteady at first,

Because there are so many articles and blogs and conversations that are so filled with how awful it is to be a teacher today and