Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 101 – Life’s High

Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 101 - Life’s High Life, too, is an addiction, my friend-
when it rises,
don’t ask what state it leaves you in.
When it crashes,
people lie scattered on the streets, sunk in depression. Read more from here...
Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 100 – Something Else

Ronie Dinosaur - Chapter 100: Something Else Just a thought, for the sake of it-
maybe one day we meet again.
You borrow my phone to call your father,
tell him you’re safe,
say it’s just a friend’s number Read more from here...
Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 99 – Commitment Issues

Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 99 - Commitment Issues For about a year, you loved me like oxygen-
giving me life, never asking me to stay alive,
never asking me to exhale and reach for you again with the next breath.
A small-town girl, lovely enough to be a prize
and good enough to be kept as a reward for a good life. Read more from here...
Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 98 — Nothing

Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 98 — Nothing My heart was clean, yet I was blamed-
and I remained hungry.
Everyone drank deep, ate full,
and now sleeps well,
satisfied in the warm hush of having enough. Read more from here...
Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 97 — Reflection: Misfired

Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 97 — Reflection: Misfired I was afraid-
how do I cup her face in my hands
and whisper, Stay quiet.
Let me admire what I have.
She pressed closer. Read more from here...
Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 96 – Stairway to Hell

Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 96 - Stairway to Hell As an engineering student with an analytical mind-trained in basic physics and mathematics, capable enough-my mind first studied her eyes in the college corridor.
She planted her right hand on the wall above my shoulder, stopping me mid-step as I began descending the stairs in the middle of the corridor.
Jovial, yet forceful.
Why wasn’t she afraid of Ronie?
She was just as tall as I was. Read more from here...
Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 95 – Reflection: The Lost Edge

Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 95 - Reflection: The Lost Edge Back when youth was still on my side,
rejections stung-but I carried a quiet certainty
that my ethics, morals, and character were clean.
I was not wrong.
I told myself: one day a woman would see it, Read more from here...
Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 94 – Ground of My Character

Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 94 - Ground of My Character Elevate your selfhood to the peak,
Until the heavens wait to hear you speak.
Before a single law is written down,
God asks the servant for his will and crown.
“Tell me,” He pleads before the decree, Read more from here...
Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 93 – What a Wonderful World

Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 93 - What a Wonderful World My mother died two and a half years ago.
My father just suffered a heart attack.
At thirty-seven, single, I felt utterly unable to cope.
When I headed to the brothel, I knew exactly where I was going.
I kept telling myself: They don't give love; they sell what you pay for-and that's all you'll get. Read more from here...
Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 147 – Fifty Mississippis, The Morning Hug

Title – Fifty Mississippis, The Morning Hug I came and saw you in the morning,
and without a word, I was in your arms-
without me knowing or asking, “How are you?”
Your arms were around me.
I thought maybe it was just a gesture, Read more from here...
