back home a loneliness fills
the reality of it ending
the fantasy blown away
by the winds of truth
unpack
rearrange
call him
call her
call them
eat right
exercise
back on track
detox
back home a loneliness fills
only at night
in the dark
silence
it’s over
really
over
And now
the rest begins
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.
When I was twenty-three years, my boyfriend at the time broke up with me via text message. It said: “I don’t know if I can
With a deep inhale of fresh paper, I exhale the last two weeks i scan the room, find the familiar signs, the wall of titles
I nod politely, my eyes shift towards the green street sign a hundred feet away the table chatter about potty training and sleepless nights and