Monday,Jul 24 2006, 07:00:25 AMOn The Edge

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 hand is refused

my love cannot cure

my words salt your wounds

I sit on the edge

You think my smiles

are a mockery

of your tormented soul

comfortable

in the company

of its demons

you stay just out of reach

I sit on the edge

You mistake me

for a mindless fool

because I choose

not to step in bullshit

You see my strength

as denial

You forget what

connects us

and go to bed

without me

I sit on the edge

I sit on the edge

of who I am,

wondering:

should I jump into

the stagnant pool

of hopelessness

just to keep you company?

© 2006 Rhonda Lee Richoux

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Sunday,Jul 23 2006, 07:13:59 AMChanged By Love: A Personal Manifesto

Changed By Love
A Personal Manifesto

I've had bad things happen to me in my life, but I will not use that as an excuse to act badly. ...

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Thursday,Jun 8 2006, 01:47:13 AMIs "SexySuzy19" really a 55 yr old man?

Recent developments on MySpace have cast a shadow on my overall enjoyment of online communications. I initially got on MySpace because I, and my entire family, lost our homes to hurricane Katrina, and were scattered all over the country. The kids in the family came up with the idea of keeping in touch and sharing photos through MySpace. That's how it all got started.

Being a writer, and unemployed special education aide (no schools to work at down here), I also found enjoyment in visiting the pages of writers and poets. That's how I became acquainted ...

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