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STORIES OF THE 504

and the life of Rhonda Richoux

  • Disappointment
  • A Conspiracy of Silence
  • Graveyard
  • Burned Roots
  • On The Rim of the Universe
  • i lifted you up
  • Marinating in Misery
  • i don’t mind
  • Implied Consent
  • Forbidden
  • He Dropped It
  • I’m not that girl
  • Broken Spirit
  • Levitation
  • in the morning
  • A Song Came On The Radio
  • When
  • Marital Paralysis
  • Winter 1978
  • Winter 1973
  • On The Edge
  • In Hell
  • Promises Kept
  • The Lion and the Mouse
  • Taking It Back
  • Attrition
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Disappointment

I’ve noted your disappointment folded the note into an origami rhinoceros sealed it in an envelope labeled it “URGENT” and filed it away somewhere in my memory bank BUT I’d be happy to retrieve it for you tomorrow, should you need it again or should I, for once, decide to give a fuck. (c)2009 RhondaContinue reading “Disappointment”

Posted byRhonda Lee RichouxSeptember 25, 2011January 22, 2021Posted inPoetryTags:Poetry, relationships1 Comment on Disappointment

I’m not that girl

You hang on to my memory

like a rosary, marking each layer

with a reverent rub of the thumb.

Posted byRhonda Lee RichouxNovember 22, 2009August 17, 2022Posted inPoetryTags:Poetry, relationships2 Comments on I’m not that girl

On The Edge

Ducking down to avoid the rage meant for them but thrown at me I SIT ON THE EDGE. hiding behind fancy poems or unfinished prose to escape pointless conversation I SIT ON THE EDGE. watching you suffer, my heart breaks in silence my hand is refused my love cannot cure my words salt your woundsContinue reading “On The Edge”

Posted byRhonda Lee RichouxSeptember 19, 2009January 22, 2021Posted inPoetryTags:Poetry, relationshipsLeave a comment on On The Edge

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