Poetry by Melodie Yvonne

Originally published online April 27, 2017 & in the print collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Sept — available here

Falling Up by Melodie Yvonne

Don’t turn me on, I won’t shut off
Melodramatic more often than not
Too much passion’s all I got
Apathetic I am not

Take more shit than all you got
Get back up is what I was taught
White lies save your heart a lot
But truth is all I’ve ever sought

When I look up into the sky
I let go all your stupid lies
Stayin’ high to get me by
‘cause this whole world just makes me cry

Can’t turn you on, you won’t shut off
Melodramatic more often than not
Too much passion’s all you got
Apathetic you are not

Take more shit than all I got
Get back up is what you was taught
White lies save my heart a lot
But truth is all you’ve ever sought

When you look up into the sky
you let go all my stupid lies
Stayin’ high to get you by
‘cause this whole world just makes you cry

Don’t turn us on, we won’t shut off
Melodramatic more often than not
Too much passion’s all we got
Apathetic we are not

Take more shit than all they got
Get back up is what we was taught
White lies save their hearts a lot
But truth is all we’ve ever sought

When we look up into the sky
we let go all their stupid lies
Stayin’ high to get us by
‘cause this whole world just makes us cry

Stayin’ high to get us by
‘cause this whole world’s just one big lie
Stayin’ high to get us by
‘cause all we are is one big lie

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