Poetry by Melodie Yvonne

Words from a gonzoesque life in an oh so gonzoless world

  • Desensitized Monotony

    Desensitized Monotony

    Originally published online Oct 20, 2020 & in the collection Photographic Memories: 7even — available here

    Desensitized Monotony by Melodie Yvonne

    All these things they pull me down
    All these things don’t make a sound
    Make me feel I’m gonna drown

    But that’s all so fucking boring

    Just a bunch of putrid stories
    To relive our foolish glories
    ‘Til they’re just another pop song
    Makin’ me feel what I feel’s wrong
    ‘Til I fade away to nothing
    Just another fueled up drug train

    And it’s boring

    A never ending cry of “Me too”
    ‘Til no one can fucking hear you
    So you just keep screamin’ louder
    But you just keep losing power
    ‘Cause… monotony
    As wild as you can be
    Means fucking nothing anymore
    ‘Cause you’re a bore
    And I’m no better
    My stormy weather
    Is fucking boring
    And pulls me down.

    All these things they pull me down
    All these things don’t make a sound
    Make me feel I’m gonna drown

    But it’s so fucking boring

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  • This Week

    This Week

    Originally published online Oct 16, 2020 & in the collection Photographic Memories: 7even — available here

    This Week by Melodie Yvonne

    This week I fell apart, I found an end, but not a start
    This week I fell apart, I tried to give and lost my heart
    This week I cried and cried, I drowned until my well was dry
    This week I just gave in, to giving up, forgive my sins

    I don’t know what to do, if I can’t keep on loving you
    I don’t know what to be, if you can’t be a part of me

    This year I fell apart, my shattered heart’s a work of art
    1000 broken pieces, float off in space yet never leave us
    All alone to heal, they rain back down like sharpened steel
    I can’t keep me together, Lord, get me through this stormy weather

    ‘Cause I don’t know what to do, if I can’t keep on loving you
    I don’t know what to be, if you can’t be a part of me

    This week I lost all hope, and I just don’t know how to cope
    Without dreams of forever, but at least I finally got some closure
    Now there’s just this time, that twists and turns throughout my mind
    Until this week is over, and I just have to start another

    I don’t know what to do, if I can’t keep on loving you
    I don’t know what to be, if you can’t be a part of me
    I don’t know how to feel, knowing that the end is real
    But finally it’s over, I’m giving up on being sober

    I don’t know what to do if I can’t keep on loving you
    I don’t know what to be if you can’t be a part of me
    I don’t know what to do if I can’t keep dreamin’ ’bout you
    I don’t know what to be if I can’t dream you’ll set me free

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  • Old Town Shuffle – A Small Taste of My Upcoming Release, Methlehem

    Old Town Shuffle – A Small Taste of My Upcoming Release, Methlehem

    Originally published online Feb 18, 2021 & in the collection I Do Heroin On The Train Line So You Don’t Have To: A Hitchhiker’s Guide To My Galaxie — available here

    I just wanted to pop in and share a brand new reading of “Old Town Shuffle” from my upcoming book, Methlehem, a collection inspired by my journey in Southern Indiana. Stay tuned for release info SOON!

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  • Somebody Else Like You

    Somebody Else Like You

    Originally published online Sept 15, 2020 & in the collection Photographic Memories: 7even — available here

    Somebody Else Like You by Melodie Yvonne

    I was wrong… there is somebody else like you
    You’re a dime a dozen, but I never knew
    All those boys that break toys and then they’re through
    I was wrong… there’s plenty more just like you

    I wish I had walked away long before
    Gettin’ stuck in your stupid revolving door
    But now I’m all dizzy and just wanna puke
    I’d really rather wrap my mouth ’round a nuke

    You broke every promise you ever made
    Destroyed every present you ever gave
    Ridiculed me until I felt ashamed
    Threw rocks ’til I shattered and then you threw grenades

    I was wrong… there is somebody else like you
    You’re a dime a dozen, but I never knew
    All those boys that break toys and then they’re through
    I was wrong… there’s plenty more just like you

    You may have left me, but I’ve left you for dead
    Never again will you fuck with my head
    No more of your lies and your lil false Edens
    Can’t touch me no more ’cause I’ve got my freedom

    You tore me down, but I built me up
    Now I get to say when enough is enough
    I guess I should thank you, though, really and truly
    For helping me learn how to conquer a bully

    I was wrong… there is somebody else like you
    You’re a dime a dozen, but I never knew
    All those boys that break toys and then they’re through
    I was wrong… there’s plenty more just like you

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  • How to Dodge a Broken Heart

    How to Dodge a Broken Heart

    Originally published online Aug 10, 2020 & in the collection Photographic Memories: 7even — available here

    How to Dodge a Broken Heart by Melodie Yvonne

    Every time I fall in love I always fall apart
    I always get a lil scared and then break my own heart
    The crazy things I do for love could be a work of art
    Or a cautionary tale on how to dodge a broken heart

    Do all the things I say, but not a single one I do
    Lock away your heart and hide the key for only you
    It may be kinda lonely, but my favorite color’s blue
    So, a lil bit of lonely don’t hurt more than losin’ you

    Lock away your heart and hide the key for only you
    If you’re scared he’ll call it quits just go ahead and say, “We’re through!”
    Do everything I say, but not a single thing I do
    ‘Cause my actions are a’screamin’ that I’m just not over you

    Every time I fall in love I bend until I break
    And even while I’m bendin’ I just know it’s a mistake
    I give and give and give and you just take and take and take
    ‘Til my poor pathetic heart just sits and aches and aches and aches

    Do everything I say, but not a single thing I do
    Every time you breathe, inhale that breath for only you
    Keep your heart all tucked inside a room without a view
    ‘Cause a lil bit of lonely don’t hurt more than losin’ you

    Every time I fall in love I always fall apart
    I always get a little scared and then break my own heart
    The crazy things I do for love could be a work of art
    Or a cautionary tale on how to dodge a broken heart

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  • Playin’ Chicken

    Playin’ Chicken

    Originally published online Aug 10, 2020 & in the collection Photographic Memories: 7even — available here

    Playin’ Chicken by Melodie Yvonne

    I’m feelin’ just a little scared
    I try to act like I don’t care
    But really I just wanna touch you
    Wishin’ that you’d feel that way too

    Wishin’ I knew how to show you
    That I’m not here tryin’ to own you
    But I sure wish that you’d linger
    ‘Cause I can’t help I’m a dreamer

    Thinkin’ ‘bout your dreamy oceans
    Charged by your electric motions
    Like a V8 in a frenzy
    Revvin’ up until the light’s green

    Just another game of chicken
    With a cliff down at the road’s end
    But I’m there already fallin’
    Thinkin’ I might have to jump in

    Now I’m stuck here in a freefall
    Wishin’ that I coulda just stalled
    ‘Fore I charged full speed right at you
    Shovin’ you right off that cliff too

    Thinkin’ ‘bout your dreamy oceans
    Charged by your electric motions
    Like a V8 in a frenzy
    Revvin’ up until the light’s green

    Just another game of chicken
    With a cliff down at the road’s end
    But I’m there already fallin’
    In fact I kind of just leapt off it

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  • Do You See Me?

    Do You See Me?

    Originally published online Aug 7, 2020 & in the collection Photographic Memories: 7even — available here

    Do You See Me? by Melodie Yvonne

    Do you see me? ‘Cause I see you
    I don’t know what I’m gonna do
    With all these feelings rushin’ at me
    I just want you to be happy

    But why can’t it just be me?
    Just once why can’t my someone see
    Take one more glance inside my eyes
    And don’t give me no more goodbyes

    Do you see me? ‘Cause I see you
    Those eyes and their electric blue
    I’m lost and drowning in your oceans
    Lost in all your stoic motions

    Lost in all the things you do
    And all the love that makes you you
    Lost in all these frantic notions
    That I just can’t help but hope in

    I just want you to be happy
    In this world that’s pretty crappy
    But I’m lost in all you do
    And all I want’s to be lost in you

    Do you see me? ‘Cause I see you
    I don’t know what I’m gonna do
    With all these feelings rushin’ at me
    I just want you to be happy

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  • Stuck in Forward

    Stuck in Forward

    Originally published online Aug 2, 2020 & in the collection Photographic Memories: 7even — available here
    This piece can also be found in the collection psalms 2000:17-24 — available on Amazon here

    Stuck in Forward by Melodie Yvonne

    Sometimes things break
    Sometimes I break
    I’m just as fragile as people

    Sometimes I fall
    And can’t get back up
    Trampled by all of the sheeple

    Sometimes I just drink
    And can’t find myself
    Gettin’ lost in all of the “equals”

    Sometimes I just cry
    And I don’t know why
    My toxicity toeing on lethal

    Sometimes I stop thinkin’
    Ignore all the truths
    And get stuck in an unending free fall

    I think I need help
    I think I need a savior
    But Jesus is hid by his people

    So sometimes I hide
    I just wanna die
    But I’d probably wind up a shit beetle

    So I’ll just keep goin’
    Blind full speed ahead
    Like Snowman bound and down in his diesel

    Then one day with a blink
    Again I start to sink
    And I’m right back in my nightmare’s sequel

    Sometimes things break
    Sometimes I break
    Once again I’m as fragile as people

    And then I fall
    And can’t get back up
    Stuck in forward, tires spinnin’ in evil

    So then I just drink
    And then I lose myself
    And get lost in all of my “equals”

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  • Heavy

    Heavy

    Originally published online July 20, 2020 & in the collection Photographic Memories: 7even — available here
    This piece can also be found in the collection psalms 2000:17-24 — available on Amazon here

    Heavy by Melodie Yvonne

    My stomach’s in knots & I can’t feel a thing
    ‘Cept the rootin’ and tinglin’ up in my brain
    My mind is all heavy & I’m gettin’ scared
    Of the damage that might one day not be repaired

    My butterflies twistin’ & turnin’ inside
    I’m pretty sure this time there’s nowhere to hide
    I gotta keep movin’, but I gotta stop
    ‘Cause if this shit keeps goin’ I’m just gonna drop

    I’m boilin’ over, I’m right on the brink
    And I’m certainly not innocent like you think
    One day real soon your fucked life’s coming at you
    There’s nowhere to hide in a world that beget you

    You gotta stop, it’s time you took a break
    Step back & look at the mess you have made
    Turn back to God, it’s time you made amends
    ‘Cause He sees right on through all your bullshit pretend

    Stomach’s in knots & I can’t feel a thing
    ‘Cept the rootin’ and tinglin’ up in my brain
    My mind is all heavy & I’m gettin’ scared
    Of your damage that’s too late for me to repair

    Stomach’s in knots & I can’t feel a thing
    ‘Cept the rootin’ and tinglin’ up in my brain
    My mind is all heavy & I’m gettin’ scared
    Of the damage that’s too late for you to repair

    Yeah, my mind is all heavy & I’m gettin’ scared
    Of the damage that’s too late to ever repair

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  • Bad Date: A Fool Waiting On The Right Block

    Bad Date: A Fool Waiting On The Right Block

    Originally published online June 12, 2020 & in the collection Photographic Memories: 7even — available here
    This piece can also be found in the print collection Seed Guzzler: And Other Succubi — available here

    Bad Date: A Fool Waiting On The Right Block by Melodie Yvonne

    You think you’re just as slick as motherfuckin’ Pee-wee Herman
    Goin’ to the movies with his big ole jug of Jergens
    But really what you don’t know is you’re nothin’ but a player
    Chokin’ out your next commander like you’re motherfuckin’ Vadar

    You think you’re extra tasty like a chili cheese burrito
    But you sure ain’t seen spicy ’til you get a load of me though
    You make excuses sayin’ that you need to tend your fire
    But I guess you just ain’t nothing but a motherfuckin’ liar

    You treat me like I’m worthless, but you’ll miss me when it’s over
    You think you got me on a leash, but you’re no Casanova
    I finally see the truth in you and this is what I see
    I don’t deserve none of your shit and you don’t deserve me

    You’re driftin’ through this life all full of pride and unaware
    You’re actin’ like a toddler somehow confident AND scared
    You puff up big & brave, but tell the truth you wouldn’t dare
    What you did was really hurt me like you never even cared

    I’m holier than thou, but you’re so blindly narcissistic
    You throw out your opinions like you’re Weiner sendin’ dick pics
    It’s gettin’ old real fast and I’m not gonna take your shit
    One day soon I will be over you and maybe it’ll stick

    You treat me like I’m worthless, but you’ll miss me when it’s over
    You think you got me on a leash, but you’re no Casanova
    I finally see the truth in you and this is what I see
    I don’t deserve none of your shit and you don’t deserve me

    You act like you’re the greatest of them all, but I’m not useless
    You think you’re smart as Stephen Hawking, but you’re really clueless
    It’s gettin’ old real fast and I’m not gonna take your shit
    One day soon I will be over you and you can suck my clit

    You treat me like I’m worthless, but you’ll miss me when it’s over
    You think you got me on a leash, but you’re no Casanova
    I finally see the truth in you and this is what I see
    I don’t deserve none of your shit and you don’t deserve me

    Yeah, I don’t deserve none of your shit and you don’t deserve me

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    ♥♥♥

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