Swollen and throbbing
Calloused and powerful
Pretty and girly
A kid’s sized length
Day by day
Night by night
The two of you
Firmly rooted under me
A Graceful force–
A movement full
Teaching me that size doesn’t matter at all
that pain, sorrow, delight and all
it’s all just temporary, fleeting is all
Grateful for all the lessons; I lean
Lean into two
The power of two
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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