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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
Roxanne Pepin Sep 2010
Never fear,
Though the end is near,
That doesn’t matter now,
But shouldn’t I ask, how?

Nothing is clear,
Not for now.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
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
Roxanne Pepin Oct 2010
The people that care about you,
Out number the one person that doesn’t anymore.
Life is worth more than that,
Take it into consideration.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Roxanne Pepin Feb 2010
The power of the Devil,
A love, never unconditional,
The sun never sets in hell,
You'll be missing out and no one can tell.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
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
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
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
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
Roxanne Pepin Jul 2010
We're all just a figure in space, a mould once made of clay.
But until we see the day, our thoughts just fade away.
No one really cares, so why should they obey?
Their actions are just like mine, it's their eyes what will betray.
Your footfall I hear behind me, or maybe I will someday.
I will keep walking astray, but not to your dismay.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Roxanne Pepin Oct 2011
I wish i could write to make you see,
how much i love you,
but don't you know the blind can't read?
Roxanne Pepin Feb 2010
Why continue life with lost hopes,
       Not a thing to be said, I won't sit here and mope.
Why would I try again,
       And find nothing but failure in the end?
Why go on without you,
       Going through life without a clue.
If only I hadn't misunderstood your words,
If only you'd spoken to the birds,
And told me,
                                                   Baby, I'm saying yes.
You'd have to understand that ouin in french means yes, and it sounds like why, to understand this.

© 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
Roxanne Pepin Jul 2010
As you spend your days
Waiting for night,
Life passes you by,
or so they say.
But they don't stay around
To watch the stars,
To see the moon.
They don't really know
That it's always darkest
Before dawn.
They won't ever know
The absolute silence
Of the dead of night
Because they're too busy,
Rushing around,
Being frantic,
Waiting for it to be day,
As they sleep through
The real peace in the world,
They'll never know
What it's like to listen
To absolutely nothing.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
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
Roxanne Pepin Aug 2010
I'll tell you halfheartedly, that I love you.
Sooner or later you'll understand the "No Trespassing" sign outside my door.
Look out from my window,
You're guaranteed to seek absolution,
Desperation is contagious,
Though somehow I'm immune.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Roxanne Pepin May 2010
.                         UPSIDE-DOWN
flipped              OFF
                          OVER THE SIDE
©  Roxanne Pepin 2010
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
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
Roxanne Pepin Apr 2011
A mouth in search of a scream
Never knows when to let go
Ears in search of a dream
Never letting it show
Eyes crying a stream
The dryer they will grow.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Roxanne Pepin Aug 2010
Instead of making the worst of everything,
Pay attention to what is really going on.
Don't just assume everyone is in as bad of a mood
As you. Some people are happy with their lives,
Maybe you should try.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
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
Roxanne Pepin Aug 2010
If anyone knew the real secret to life,
They’re gone now,
Happiness isn’t all it takes.
But what would you do with the secret?
Live?
Just as you are doing now?
I think I’d rather stay oblivious.
That way, if I get in trouble,
For “messing up” my life,
… or so they would say,
I wouldn’t be blamed for ignorance,
wouldn’t be blamed for knowing what to do,
and not doing it the right way.
Because hey, if I didn’t know in the first place,
I’d be perfectly content living and not knowing.
But wait.. what if happiness is the secret…
and I just choose to ignore the fact that I do know it.
Does that make me ignorant?
*All well…
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
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Roxanne Pepin Oct 2010
Set securely within variety
Let  go of habits and face sobriety
Never live to embrace pity
Fight fears to combat anxiety
Don’t let your self be known notoriously
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Roxanne Pepin Oct 2010
Sigh no more,
Put it all in a drawer,
Don’t let life be a bore,
Go out and explore,
Cast your line from ashore,
Do the things you adore,
Remember it like it was pre-war,
Like you ran out the backdoor,
Didn’t stop screaming till the encore,
Waited and watched the downpour,
While kids called you *******,
And you listened to folklore,
Praised the big uproar,
Traveled to ecuador,
Chose to ignore
Listened to the troubadour,
Forgot to abhor,
Gazed at the eyesore,
Praised the antiwar,
Dreamed evermore.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
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
Roxanne Pepin Sep 2010
Don’t ask someone to try and then give up,
Be done with the lies and ‘fess up,
I’m not ******, I’m torn up,
My heart’s not shattered, it’s ripped up,
It didn’t fall to the ground, it got picked up,
It’s only lucky if it’s head’s up,
This isn’t a poem, it’s a write up,
Don’t be a coward, stand up,
Open your ears and listen up,
This is life, no matter how ****** up.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
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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
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
Roxanne Pepin Oct 2010
Strangers
Trained to
Restrain
Against unknown.
Newly
Generated
Endeavours
Revealing
Strangers to the world.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
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
Roxanne Pepin Oct 2010
Numbness takes over
And up until the thoughts surface
I feel fine.
One simple movement
And it's complete breakdown
Complete meltdown
Embarrassment breaks through
But not enough to stop it
I can't believe it's gone this far
Seems nothing is real
Yet the worst is amplified
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Roxanne Pepin Apr 2011
we all die eventually,
the walls are closing in,
I’m only made of skin,
the world breaks down casually,
the skies are closing in,
let my blood run thin,
share my secrets confidentially,
the screams are breaking in,
who’s my next of kin?
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
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
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
Roxanne Pepin Oct 2010
Bust a rhyme
Not a crime
Take your time
Everything’s fine
Keep up the climb
Stop the wine
Reach for the vine
Forget exterior design
That’s the bottom line
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Roxanne Pepin Sep 2010
The night is restless, alone, ready to turn around.
Smoke engaged in darkness, cupped in white hands.
What about the green? No interest.
Mimic the stars’ universal values,
Acting on premise.
We think too little and feel even less.
We pause over the next line.
With a hole for music drilled into her heart.
© Roxanne Pepin
Blackout Poetry
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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
Roxanne Pepin Oct 2010
Relief finally takes over
Breathe slowly
Think independently
Never let show that you need it
Addiction is lethal
Dependancy is over
No more time to think
About the inevitable end
As relief has taken over
You’ve relieved me of worries.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
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
Roxanne Pepin Aug 2010
To whom does the blame fall upon,
If not myself?
Who do I hold responsible from now on,
For the crumbling of the world?
Who do I condem,
Who do I accuse?
In this formality it should be you.
Your aloofness and your charm
Make me want to blame no one but myself.
Though I know you're culpable.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
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
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
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
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
Roxanne Pepin Oct 2010
Never let the ******* get us down
The world won’t stop, won’t be letdown
The ground won’t shatter, won’t be a breakdown
The power is out, complete shutdown
Fall to the ground, facedown
Sometimes all is not okay in the comedown
Sometimes all you have to do is slowdown
Don’t make this into a showdown
Turn it into a knockdown
Quarantined, put into lockdown
Don’t let them be a putdown
This world is a freetown.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Roxanne Pepin Aug 2010
Suffice
Concise
Percise
Anything that rhymes with rice.
Not nice
You're cold as ice.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Roxanne Pepin Jul 2010
Continue to play your games
While the rest of us get to life.

Keep up the sour mood
While the rest of us get along.

Better not get to close
Who knows what I'll do next.

But since you're not even going to try
I might as well not bother either.

Everyone knows you'll be alone
And for a while more.

During this time the rest of us
Will be out enjoying ourselves.

Join us when you learn
To put down the controller.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Roxanne Pepin Aug 2010
Why don't I just give you the silent treatment,
Or spill my guts with these words,
Building up in my head.
While my nose runs,
And my eyes drip,
I swear, I'm not crying.
It's all the after math of a sneeze.
To each his own,
Or lean on me?
How could I when you're so crabby?
After all, you'd probably just tell me
To leave you alone,
Solitude your only virtue.
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
Roxanne Pepin Dec 2010
A screaming comes across the sky
Giving us not one reason why,
Must we run? Must we fly?
The light of my life with someday die.
I can’t let go, no matter how hard I try,
No matter what you supply
Or say you have to qualify.
You’ve flown away like a butterfly
Without the slightest word to specify,
Why?
© Roxanne Pepin 2010
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