Poetry by Melodie Yvonne
Words from a gonzoesque life in an oh so gonzoless world
Category: Poetry
-
This piece will be in the upcoming collection Tu Me Manques: Poèmes d’amour – available here soon A Beautiful Mess Like Me by Melodie Yvonne You are a beautiful mess just like meI see in your arms my safe place to be freebut we are two fools that can’t get it togetherwrithing in silence through…
-
Coming soon for Valentine’s Day, Tu Me Manques: Poèmes d’amour is a tender collection of love poems written in longing, hope, and quiet devotion. Co-authored with my favorite collaborator, Mitchell Odom, this book is for crushes, soulmates, and the ones who hold our hearts, even from afar. This project felt especially intimate to create. These…
-
This piece will be in the upcoming collection Photographic Memories: Nein — available here soon Discontinued by Melodie Yvonne I still remember that way that you loved meat least I thought that’s what love was.your face when you were trying to impress me…it was just the charm you bought at the bar. You shined like…
-
This piece is in the poetry collection Photographic Memories: The Neverending Sequel – available HERE Takin’ Up Space by Melodie Yvonne Just sittin’ around takin’ up space on your porch,Sittin’ around makin’ it skunk.It could be worse in my head I guess…I’m way worse in my head when I’m drunk. I’m wastin away everdayStill feelin’…
-
This piece will be in the upcoming collection Photographic Memories: Nein — available here soon Excuse me, Sir… Is There a Room Available? by Melodie Yvonne Is there a world where you could want me? Somewhere we could be?Is there a life where you could be here wrapped all around me?Is there somehow a little…
-
Watch below the live reading of “Patterns” from my Methlehem Release Party at Indy Type Shop in Indianapolis, Indiana on December 12, 2025. ⚠️ Explicit Content Warning: Methelehem and the below poem contains depictions of drug use, violence, and sexual content. Patterns by Melodie Yvonne You dragged me right on back down in itWish I…
-
This piece will be in the upcoming collection Photographic Memories: Nein — available here soon Still by Melodie Yvonne I still think about you all of the timeYou bounce back and forth in the rooms in my mindAnd I don’t know why or if you’re there to stayBut I’m so sick of cryin’ ‘bout you…
-
This piece can be found in the print collection Methlehem — available here The Ceiling by Melodie Yvonne You break my fucking heart and then chastise for having feelingsYou slice my soul wide open then you yelled at me for bleedingBut still somehow I miss you and my body aches for leavingAnd all I can…
-
This piece will be in the upcoming collection Photographic Memories: Nein — available here soon Perceptions by Melodie Yvonne I thought you were twitterpated, but you thought I chargedI hoped maybe we’d find love, but your dick was just hardI thought I would get to know you, you said please don’t tellI forgave and let…
-
This piece can be found in the print collection Methlehem — available here Pall Mall 100s In An Orange Box by Melodie Yvonne Pall mall 100s in an orange boxCarryin’ hiedi ‘cause she’s feelin lostSaddlin’ me like I’m a muleShe rides me like I’m a fool Vodka leers and cigarette smilesLight her eyes just like…
