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Jul 2010 · 421
For a better lie
Roxanne Pepin Jul 2010
How willing are you,
To give your life,
To a complete stranger?

Now would you change
Your mind if you knew
This person could change

The World
For the better of humanity,
For a better way of life.

Could and would have
Two different meanings,
Two different extremities.

Would you change your mind,
If you knew they would
Change the world?
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Roxanne Pepin Jul 2010
Pay attention,
I've run out of words,
Actions are all I have,
Touch, taste, see,
Everything I have to give.
Breath and smell
The air, so pure.
As I breath my last breath,
Utter my last syllables that have no meaning.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Jul 2010 · 461
At your service
Roxanne Pepin Jul 2010
The world in your hands,
What to do next?
You hold all the clocks ever made,
All the time in the world
Is now yours.
You can do anything,
Eat the cookie and be
Anywhere at any time.
Make sure not to fall,
Then all would know
The truth behind those eyes,
You know their secrets,
They don't know yours,
You hold their life in your hands.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Jul 2010 · 841
Know-it-all
Roxanne Pepin Jul 2010
How far would you go,
How much would you give,
To know one hundred p.cent,
That love is real?

And still then,
In this world filled
With lies and insecurities,
Would you be able to believe?

They, the know-it-alls,
Will certainly tell you,
Assure you with all their might,
That god does exist.

But deep down,
Down that pit
You call your soul,
Do you really think anything's real?
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Jul 2010 · 504
Anything
Roxanne Pepin Jul 2010
Write me something clever,
Or write me anything at all.
The words do not matter,
More than anything that falls.

Write me something clever,
Something I will always remember,
Write me anything at all.
Doesn't have to be  cordial.

Write me something clever,
Only for my perusal,
Or for everyone to pore over.
Write me anything at all.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Jun 2010 · 350
Stop
Roxanne Pepin Jun 2010
and all I'd like to do is scream
*******
at the top of my lungs.
even though you don't seem to care
that what you do to me hurts her
and you probably don't realize
the reason I don't respond
is because I know how much it hurts her
to see us fight
even if she's not here
she'd know
and that's why I don't tell her the things you do
as I normally would
because she's hurting enough already
and it doesn't seem to bother you very much.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Jun 2010 · 855
Sea sick
Roxanne Pepin Jun 2010
Sick of flies,
Sick of lies,
Sick of making alibis.

Sick of bones,
Sick of drones,
Sick of being alone.

Sick of truth,
Sick of this roof,
Sick of youth.

Sick of smiles,
Sick of exiles,
Sick of beguiles.

Sick of frowns,
Sick of small towns,
Sick of breakdowns.

*Sick of you,
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Jun 2010 · 488
Everything you wish for
Roxanne Pepin Jun 2010
Life goes on, you'll be
Reaching for your place.
Everything you wish for
And deserve captures your attention,
A challenge so though it might take a while.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Jun 2010 · 524
Keep in mind
Roxanne Pepin Jun 2010
And this might be the end of me,
Though not deliberately,
It may be accidentally,
Or it may be coincidentally.
Keep in mind,
I would have liked you entirely.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Jun 2010 · 392
Nothing new
Roxanne Pepin Jun 2010
Building up the anticipation,
Never letting is show,
Why would I want you to know,
When this will probably just blow over,
I'll chase you away,
Unintentionally, like I do everybody,
Why would I want you to know,
Yet again,
Maybe it would be a good thing,
You might just realize why I do the things I do.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Jun 2010 · 583
A letter of appreciation
Roxanne Pepin Jun 2010
Dear Cancer,

I write this letter with nothing but sincerity and honesty. I think it’s time to say that no one likes you. And you should go the **** home. You’ve caused nothing but unpleasantness and to state the truth, you were never welcome here, or anywhere. You’ve successfully decayed our humour and allow us to frequently use indecent and ****** words. For the futur, keep in mind that you will never be greeted with a smile or the slightest salut. You will forever be cursed upon, as I am cursing you now. You’re the best at ruining lives, and you’re even better at causing misery than you are at tearing out hearts. I’ve got the last words this time. *******, you will not ruin her.

Sincerely,
I hate you.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Jun 2010 · 461
You called
Roxanne Pepin Jun 2010
And so after I'd broken up with you,
And ran out of reasons why,
You told me I was the most
Decided and self-assured person,
You'd ever known.

Well I'll tell you what,
If that's truly what you thought,
You didn't deserve to be with me anyway.
New flash: I've yet to meet a more
Unclear, unsettled, indefinite
And undecided person
Than **I
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Jun 2010 · 545
Centre of the earth
Roxanne Pepin Jun 2010
And tell me why,
Why does my eye,
My eye treats you like a magnet,
A magnet that is the centre,
The centre of the earth,
The earth that holds us all,
All of us and why,
Why you?
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Jun 2010 · 1.5k
Don't let me down
Roxanne Pepin Jun 2010
Try* not to let me down,
But climb yourself up,
The ladder reaches the clouds.

Though the clouds,
We believe we cannot attain,
With all our might may we try.

I can tell you this right now,
If you let me hang on your leg,
You'll never reach the 1000th step.

Leave me behind for now,
When you end up on a wide enough step,
Sit and wait for me.

I'll catch up,
Sooner rather than later,
And I'll let you take hold of my foot.
                        *If you get tired..
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Jun 2010 · 547
True connections
Roxanne Pepin Jun 2010
You and I,
Nothing more would it take
To defy the world,
To brighten the stars,
To freshen the earth.

Oh please,
Lets not result to posies.

Never promise me forever,
Promise me today.
Don't tell me you'll always be,
Because what'll you do when things go astray?
Oh, sorry, I never meant to hurt you,
Are you sure you'll be okay?
I asure you, I'll be fine,
I never promised a day more than today.
I knew not to guarantee, what I had yet seen,
As I knew it would someday lead to my dismay.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Jun 2010 · 673
Brassy
Roxanne Pepin Jun 2010
You, the best of my friends,
are the definition of audacious.
Be bold, take risks, you might take notice..
Yet again maybe not.
Willing, I am, to show you love,
But would you ever really know?
Brash, you may be.
I feel for you more than you surmise.
Tell me again you love me.
Tell me again you hate me.
I'd like to say I only want to you to be happy,
But would that be in true honesty?
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Jun 2010 · 879
Undaunted
Roxanne Pepin Jun 2010
Fear is not pertinent,
Fear is not relevant,
Fear has no particular matter,
Fear is not suitable, fit or apt,
To the fearless, the bold,
And the brave,
To the gutsy, the intrepid,
And the valiant.
To the fickle, the false,
And the hypocritical,
Because no one is,
Deep down, in true honesty,
Fearless.
© Roxanne Pepin 06/16/10
Jun 2010 · 506
Off anew
Roxanne Pepin Jun 2010
Off to make ends meet.
And prevent the ends
of the things we'd rather keep around.

Off she goes once again,
But only to make sure she'll be coming back.
Off she goes another time,
Making sure she'll see the days far from now.
Off she goes once more,
Keeping true to her words,
Proving to us furthermore,
That she'll do anything for us.
Off she goes again and again,
Preventing the extremities of life.
© Roxanne Pepin 06/16/10
Jun 2010 · 700
Define the means
Roxanne Pepin Jun 2010
Front line:
Keep your head up.
Tuesday:
Don't forget who knows.
June:
It's never too late to know what you should have known before.
Take 10:
Stop being so drastic.
Before the end:
Keep calm and quit giving a ****.
Bottom line:
You should have known before.
© Roxanne Pepin 06/12/10
Jun 2010 · 382
You
Roxanne Pepin Jun 2010
You
Of all the things you do..
The one thing you do best,
You don't even notice you're doing,
Of all the things you do..
The thing you do worst,
Is the same thing you do best.
Of all the things you do..
The thing you do most,
You ******* give a care.
Of all the things you do..
The thing you'll do till you die,
Is not give a *****.
© Roxanne Pepin 06/12/10
Jun 2010 · 524
ALWAYS and NEVER
Roxanne Pepin Jun 2010
All of the times you
Lay in bed
Wishing you were elsewhere
Admiring people who
Yearn for realty, being
Somebody they hoped they would be.

None of the things you
Ever thought would come from such
Vast options are proven to be
Everlasting and will always
R**emain part of your self.
© Roxanne Pepin 06/12/10
Jun 2010 · 1.0k
Unbelievable
Roxanne Pepin Jun 2010
If you could only unsee the things you wish you never saw.
If you could only unhear the things you wish they’d never said.
If you could only unsing the song you knew you didn’t mean.
If you could only unlove the ones who hurt you like there never was.
If you could only untouch the souls of the people you moved.
If you could only unsmell the scents you’d otherwise never forget.
If you could only untaste those lips upon your own.
If I could only pretend not to be..
© Roxanne Pepin
May 2010 · 478
I'm done, you finished it.
Roxanne Pepin May 2010
I can’t say I don’t care because I do,
But somehow where I need to be is without you,
You say I’m cold, tell me I’m a shrew,
It couldn’t stop what I already had to do.
I can’t believe you never had a clue,
Didn't understand those times that were few.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
May 2010 · 489
Left with "I don't know"
Roxanne Pepin May 2010
Repetition leads to unknown
Levels of knowledge so low
One would think there was no ground beneath
Giving up the world for one thing
Would leave you alone eventually.
If absolution is what you seek,
Hide out.
There is no such thing as everything,
There is no such thing as nothing.
And no one can be both.
©  Roxanne Pepin 2010
May 2010 · 740
I'm not sorry anymore
Roxanne Pepin May 2010
Not the end you expected from such a great beginning
You just didn't realize what happened in the middle
Of it all.
I easily picked up your life in my hands,
Later smashed it against the curb,
Your words, not mine.

I'm sorry I broke you,
I'm sorry you didn't kiss me like you meant it,
I'm sorry about your relationship with your mother,
I'm sorry you have no respect for authority,
I'm sorry you don't really appreciate music,
I'm sorry you left me one night to go get high,
I'm sorry you hate me when I'm moody,
I'm sorry I,m better off without you,
I'm sorry you don't want me to go,
I'm sorry I'm through with being sorry.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
May 2010 · 523
Right side up
Roxanne Pepin May 2010
.                         UPSIDE-DOWN
flipped              OFF
                          OVER THE SIDE
©  Roxanne Pepin 2010
May 2010 · 412
Still have the radio
Roxanne Pepin May 2010
They’ll all marvel at the fact that we’ve made it through,
Dumbfounded by the reality that I’m still with you.
Though it doesn’t surprise me at all,
I knew when I met you, that I’d soon fall
Hard and deep,
I know I’ll keep
You in my thoughts
And I won’t soon have forgot(ten)
Ways to say I love you?
I can’t think of more than a few,
Je t’aime, Ti amo,
But you already know.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
http://r0013.wordpress.com
May 2010 · 564
Life is short
Roxanne Pepin May 2010
It’s the longest thing you’ll do,
Living without regrets is impossible,
Living without fear is unfeasible,
One thing I hate, living without you.

Live your fears to overcome them,
Love isn’t always invincible,
Slow your heart as much as possible,
Thought is but a defence mechanism.

Give the world one last peak,
Make your opinion audible,
Your notions accessible,
Be not afraid to speak.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
http://r0013.wordpress.com
May 2010 · 581
Fear is the world's end
Roxanne Pepin May 2010
Hate is,
       fear
   the same ache
         of the            heart like
     the world end
   stood-up
                   dogged by alcool
Your            heart-beat, out of time,
                  from any        other

              you      a sore friend
            stopped
           you drink until                  it
    goes away
Until,
you stagger freely,
the              world's end.
To see how this was originally done, by scratching out words.
www.r0013.wordpress.com is where you should go.

© Roxanne Pepin 2010
May 2010 · 620
Broken thoughts
Roxanne Pepin May 2010
Grand desires and
Irritable matters.
Restrained words from
An opposed perception.
Fly with the birds,
Flirt with the devil.
Ever long dreams and
Shattered hopes for tomorrow.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
May 2010 · 545
It'll never be too late.
Roxanne Pepin May 2010
Hugging and Kissing
need not be fatal.
Cutting off breathing.
What to do when the pains come?
Remember to stay on your feet.
Carrying a bag of gold,
Remember, it'll never be too late.
This was written by scratching out words from a page ripped out of a book. To see what I mean go to http://r0013.wordpress.com . Pictures cannot be posted on HelloPoetry.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
May 2010 · 1.1k
Awaking in a Sea
Roxanne Pepin May 2010
Awaking in a startle,
Feeling as if I’m drowning.
It’s not a good feeling,
Knowing today you’re leaving.

Walking down the stairs,
I know where you’re sleeping,
I sit beside you, you’re eyes still opening,
Knowing today you’re leaving.

Kissing you in the dark,
I know well, this feeling.
Certainly the world is not ending,
But I know, today, you’re leaving.

It’s not a good feeling,
Knowing you’re gone.
Knowing you’ll be back,
Is what keeps me going on.

I loved you yesterday,
Love you a little more today,
And if it’s possible,
It’ll grow a little more tomorrow.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Apr 2010 · 517
That's all.
Roxanne Pepin Apr 2010
I guess that's it for locker notes,
Just know I still love you,
I'll remember it all, your coat's smell
Every time you put it around me.

You're leaving for a while,
But tonight I'm still with you.
Some still think I'm a child
Though half of them don't know me.

I'll often let my mind wander,
But always realize how much I miss you.
After all is said and all is done,
The one thing I'm certain is you'll come back to me.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Apr 2010 · 427
Not once
Roxanne Pepin Apr 2010
Riot on an empty street
Always, you fail to keep
Your mind in a simple place,
Forever wandering at its own pace.

Never alone within a population,
Never a thought or slightest opinion.
Believe one day you'll be gone,
Believe, *it's always darkest before dawn.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Apr 2010 · 428
Up and Down
Roxanne Pepin Apr 2010
Like sand, you're everywhere
I hold on too tight
And I'm afraid I've lost you.
Good morning sunshine,
The moon says Hello.
Two you will never see
Together
Let us defy gravity,
And turn the sky
Purple
Open your arms,
Fly,
Take me with you
Keep the tears for late,
Now the smiles poor
As I can't help but
Love you.
And think I'll never see
The day
Where my heart
Breaks
Into a million little pieces like
Shattered glass
Sparkles in the sun
Like your eyes forever in my thoughts,
Forever in my,
Dream(s) clouds pass
Never the same like your
Voice keeps me tame
Before I break
It's my life you take
You hold it in your
Hands
I never want to let
Go
Be free, but come
Back
It's you I
Lack of love
From the one I
Want
A single white
Dove, you resemble
With an impeccable
Beauty so strong
For you I long.
Everyday
When the sun sets
And the moon says
Goodnight
I'll dream of you
And know
For sure
The things I do
Are because of
You
And for you.
Here
Between each
Ear(s)
That hope to
Hear, one day
That you love me too.
This was originally written on a lined paper, half of it going down one side then the page was
flipped and the other half was written up side down going up. It somehow ended up perfectly for the amount of lines.

© Roxanne Pepin 2009
Apr 2010 · 898
Sunrise
Roxanne Pepin Apr 2010
It's the end you expected from the start,
The in-between is what changed your heart.
Going around you would have never guessed,
The one you loved would leave like the rest.
You brought out the best you had,
Figuring she'd stayed this long, you were glad.
But without even a simple warning,
She's up and gone by morning.
Never forgetting the one you love,
Just remember what to do when push comes to shove.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Apr 2010 · 848
According to who?
Roxanne Pepin Apr 2010
According to the rules of logic
Everyone should have clear and rational thinking
According to the rules fairness
There should be absence of bias in everyday living
According to the rules of  reason
There should be justification for everything you’re causing
According to the rules of freedom
Everyone should speak, act and think without restraining
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Roxanne Pepin Apr 2010
Maybe they'll listen more someday
When the rest of the world has turned away
For now I'll let Phil Keaggy lead the way
Mould my brain with music, easy as clay.
Try to explain colours to a person, blind from birth
Then tell me you understand the world, the earth
In this sate of trance, all we have is dearth
Is all we're doing even close to what we're worth?
I could tell you I cared, say I meant it, per say
But those people, their lives so far away,
Won't know me more tomorrow than they do today
I think of these things as I hope for you to stay.
All the others, tell me you couldn't care less
But I know that to you, my love isn't worthless
I wait everyday for that gentle caress
Long for the moment of your next tender kiss.
As time goes on, I'll turn the next page
As the book goes on, I try to remember my age
Sometimes it seem I've locked it in a cage
My heart, my soul, my courage.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Paper has more patience than people- Ann Frank
Mar 2010 · 484
Three Times Your Person
Roxanne Pepin Mar 2010
I’ve got three words.
Words that might not be nice,
They might keep you up.
Though there’s no reason why they should offend you.
They aren’t close to what you might think.
Time may stand still when you find out.
The days before, you may long for now.
The amount of thought it will take,
To finally understand,
Why I’ll keep writing when the day is done.
Might be overwhelming.
Don’t call during work hours,
Because you might get caught
With your hands in the bucket.
Will time look like the sea?
Or is the clock now broken?
Three words,
                  Tu es phoqué
Stranded in the world,
Teach them what you know.
Take your knowledge to the other side.
They might be glad.
Then again,
Not everyone deserves to be welcomed.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Mar 2010 · 681
Key to my devastation
Roxanne Pepin Mar 2010
“So where’s the problem here she asked,”
“I’m not sure anymore, it ran away with my heart.
Right after it ripped it out.”

It’s once again broken,
Though I know it can be repaired,
The battle wounds will never be restored.

Turning the keys will never be the same.
Though the melody will sing,
The song will never be comparable.

You will never know how it feels.
Never realize the discomfort,
Unless you too, had to endure a broken guitar.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Feb 2010 · 521
Sightless
Roxanne Pepin Feb 2010
I was blind as the river,
I didn't see the rapids pass.
Those words you harshly sounded,
Could not have been easy to surface.

You pleasantly told me I'd lost.
To go home, and blow some steam. 
To be alone with my thoughts.
All, in the end, would be just keen.

I was no longer worthy of your time.
But maybe that was not it.
You, the ******* who sold for the prime,
Are the one that now has to endure.
               --------------------------------This might be your last breath
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Feb 2010 · 1.4k
Avoid
Roxanne Pepin Feb 2010
Living in fear
Remember who you hold dear
The ones that let you down
Will only do it again
Don’t avoid the words
The actions of those who care
The lies from the ones who don’t
Know the only reason they have
To get close to you
Ego trips.
Cherry pickers.
Nothing but insecurities
Every aspect put up for the
World to see
Don’t judge those who keep far
They know best
Till the day they come to see
Come to live like the rest.
Nothing but gratification.
Loss of love
Loss of soul
Empty thoughts
And nothing but keepsake hearts
Internal clocks ticking
To announce the day that will come
Sooner than later
And everyone will see the real truth
Beneath all their talk
The end of the show
Surprised no one showed for the
Curtain call?
© Roxanne Pepin 2009
Feb 2010 · 621
To the highest listed price
Roxanne Pepin Feb 2010
I'm done with sin, I've payed my price.
My thoughts are clear, yet no longer suffice.
I've stolen your words, not once did I think twice.
If you could only get them back, boy wouldn't that be nice?
Sorry son, now drugs are your only vice.
Maybe next time you'll learn, for now roll the dice.
I may have mislead you, my information was not concise.
Few times before, have you taken my advice.
In anticipation, you've payed the lower price.
Never have you learned, my heart not but an mechanical device.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Feb 2010 · 744
Preclude
Roxanne Pepin Feb 2010
A serious medical condition could not keep me away.
It doesn't matter what disease carry those cats that run stray.
I've got bigger problems than those seen only by day.
With no other way to show them, maybe I'll mold them of clay.

You're not superman.
But for you, my admiration is grand.
I'll spread my fears upon this land.
Reverberating sound like a lifeless fan.

If this someday becomes a cult,
It's not but my fault.
Nothing was to result,
Though we can't forget anything nor exult.

I can no longer keep it here.
My thoughts seldom cohere.
His words in and out the opposite ear.
At some time, was this world clear?
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Feb 2010 · 444
That guy
Roxanne Pepin Feb 2010
Did you say No, or did he?
The man inside you,
Or the one leading me?
The way you say I,
Is the way I say you.
If you get past your ego,
Be sure to let me know.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Feb 2010 · 1.3k
Graveyard
Roxanne Pepin Feb 2010
in the graveyard of lost souls,
lies the lives no one cared to hold,
maybe the fear was too much,
or we just didn't care enough,
but it doesn't matter now,
they're gone forever, but how?
were they exiled by the one they loved,
perhaps ****** by the one above.
most will be forgotten,
all are left for rotten,
if you'd cared sufficiently,
their lives may not have ended so abruptly.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Feb 2010 · 567
Always finding fault
Roxanne Pepin Feb 2010
In time we all get what we want,
For now, it's limited to what we need.
Want is not but a desire to possess,
But how long will it really take
To get something you long for?

To be the person you despise,
Would mean praising the ******.
Never come close to the point of attack,
For all you know, it's just a hex.
Be not afraid of the curse, it's not of your concern.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Feb 2010 · 389
Nothing is understood
Roxanne Pepin Feb 2010
Because I can.
And I will.
No wind can be strong enough.
Forget the nights I lay awake,
There's more at stake than logic.
Understanding a different world,
Where people could live
And seldom have to lie.
Only to protect yourself
From the inevitable.
The bad is coming.
But the worse has passed.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Feb 2010 · 516
Run Fast
Roxanne Pepin Feb 2010
She runs them seventy four ways,
Wanting to keep them near,
But falling through day and day,
Nevertheless, she walks past,
As I wait for her to wither.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Feb 2010 · 509
Learn them well
Roxanne Pepin Feb 2010
Learn your lies,
Before long,
You might well be
The last to notice
The reasons behind them.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
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