It skims the surface:
A sprinkle of glitter gold,
A wide ocean blue.
It skims the surface:
A sprinkle of glitter gold,
A wide ocean blue.
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.
From a distance I stand in mountain pose, channel the ground beneath me to center the particles that long to join the majority of tribes
In time you will see, all the tiny rocks that you collect in your pockets they won’t weigh you down, but instead will build you
Illustration by Scout Mayo My body is a temple of fool’s gold, ornamented with masterpieces of my children’s making, which are hastily taped or glue-stuck