I’m in a ring,
swinging, swinging, swinging, swinging
left, right, uppercuts, left, right
Bounce, bounce, bouncing on the balls of my feet—a dancer-fighter swinging punches left and right,
Fight, fight, fighting for the release
The oh so sweet release; I know it’s coming.
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.
I lower my chest and inhale everything blurs the white line in front of me, the screaming crowds. My heartbeat slows and suddenly it’s all
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“You got fat,” he said. “You got fat, grandpa,” I say but I know it’s not true, he’s not fat am I? When was the