What. Will. Happen. To. You. And. I.
Will I do what I always do, what I’m so used to doing?
Will I be different, courageous?
Will I see the reigns are not–no matter how much they felt like it– in my hands?
Will I allow us to evolve without trying to control, manipulate the end results?
Will I let it, let us lie–free of my tight grasp that I keep saying is in the name of love?
Will I–
will
I
to act without my need to hold you tight
Will
I
let go and feel the breeze of next
Will
I.
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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