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A Conspiracy of Silence

You’ll let us go on a shopping spree

But you’ll never consent to set us free

Posted byRhonda Lee RichouxDecember 23, 2009January 22, 2021Posted inPoetryTags:abuse, conspiracy, domestic abuse, sexism, silence, violence1 Comment on A Conspiracy of Silence

Implied Consent

It was not written in the marriage contract it was not stated in the vows it was implied by her silence when bruised and broken she hid beneath long sleeves heavy make-up and a smile at the family picnic copyright 2006 rhonda lee richoux

Posted byRhonda Lee RichouxNovember 23, 2009November 23, 2009Posted inPoetryTags:abuse, domestic violence, implied consent5 Comments on Implied Consent

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