Poetry by Melodie Yvonne

Originally published online April 27, 2025 & in the print collection Methlehem — available here

⚠️ Content Warning: Mental Health, Addiction, and Suicidal Ideation
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Enough Rope by Melodie Yvonne

Sobriety’s a fucking joke but somehow no one’s laughing
An endless lonely pit of shit that always keeps me gasping
and everybody says it’s great, move on and just keep trying
But where the fuck are they when all I think about is dying

You say that I’m too much, but if I don’t speak up I’m lying
I pour my fucking soul out, somehow you’re the one here crying
and every breath I take is just another I lose hope
pretty sure that all my life I ain’t been nothin’ but a joke

The closer to my home the less respect you seem to give
You’ve taken so much from me now I’m leaking like a sieve
And everywhere I bleed’s another stain that won’t come out
Used to know what I was doing now I’m frozen with your doubt

Can’t run no more I’m stuck here and I’m diggin’ my own grave
Y’all said that you supported me, but took way more than gave
I’m drowning underneath it all and struggling to breathe
I can’t go on much more like this you’ve made a mess of me

I need a little pick me up ‘fore I drift off in space
I need a ball and chain AND anchor holding me in place
I’ve been alone too long and now you gotta send me help
‘Cause so far all you’ve gave me’s enough rope to hang myself

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