A Good Little Girls Zine

It follows me around the house as I try to unwind,
breathe, dance, decorate, cook, fold

Unyielding
from behind and in front,
shifting its weight
and though I strive to forget about it,
release it till next week, when I will be paid to tend to it,
still it claws at my back
and my chest

Constant
orbiting around me,
reminding me I have not finished,
scolding, berating,

This old, antique
the opposite of a treasure,
no sentiment attached–
scrapes at my exterior
fingers outstretched aiming for my heart

And I

I may stumble in this silhouette,
fall into the bleak, inky shape that revolves about me,

But:
I won’t
I said I won’t
give in, give it
my beat, beat, beating

Heart.

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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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