Poetry by Melodie Yvonne

Words from a gonzoesque life in an oh so gonzoless world

Category: Poetry

Poetry by Melodie Yvonne

  • The Silence of I Love You

    This piece will be in the upcoming Valentine’s Day Special collection Tu Me Manques: Poèmes d’amour – available here soon The Silence of I Love You by Melodie Yvonne I love you eternally,I love you complete.I love you, you gave mewhen we two hath meet. I love you found in your eyes,I love you in…

  • Baby in the Corner – Tu Me Manques Edition

    This piece will be in the upcoming collection Tu Me Manques: Poèmes d’amour – available here soon Baby in the Corner by Melodie Yvonne I feel your vibes all jived with mine for only just one momentWe energized the air & now I can’t control itAnd if I do I’ll just spend all that time…

  • The Boneyard

    This piece will be in the upcoming collection Photographic Memories: Nein — available here soon The Boneyard by Melodie Yvonne My friends list is a graveyard for my exesIt’s a place where people live that used to call me “bestie”It’s a silent unseen mass I judge myself againstIt’s a lifelong list of all the “friends”…

  • A Beautiful Mess Like Me – Tu Me Manques Edition

    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…

  • Tu Me Manques: Poèmes d’amour Coming SOON for Valentine’s Day!

    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…

  • Discontinued

    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…

  • Takin’ Up Space

    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’…

  • Excuse me, Sir… Is There a Room Available?

    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…

  • Live Reading of “Patterns” at Indy Type Shop

    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…

  • Still

    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…