Poetry by Melodie Yvonne

Originally published online Dec 28, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available here

Worlds Apart by Melodie Yvonne

I never said I was mad at you for all the things you didn’t do
I don’t know how you broke my heart when we was always worlds apart
I don’t know how there’s all this pain from never seeing you again
I don’t know how you held my heart when we are worlds apart

I don’t know how you gave away my heart I put out for display
I truly thought there’d be no other now you’ve done left with another
And now it’s just another day tears crashing down like tidal waves
My love for you it pulls me under echoes through my soul like thunder

Now I don’t know what to do if I can’t be a part of you
I didn’t think you’d break my heart if I kept you a world apart
If you were just a fantasy I thought there’d be no harm to me
I don’t know how you’ve held my heart when we are worlds apart

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Originally published online Dec 23, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available here

Silent Echoes by Melodie Yvonne

All those words come back on me but I still gotta set them free
Or else they bounce ‘round in my head and echo all the things you said

An echo of how our life was tough and how I didn’t do enough
An echo of how I’ll never be all the things you want of me

Those silent echoes lose control and break up everything we know
Those silent echoes break our hearts and silently tear us apart

Those echoes bouncing ‘round my mind can’t take us back or rewind time
And now I’m gettin oh so tired of puttin’ out your constant fires

We can’t go back and start again so maybe we have reached our end
Unless one day you can forgive the echoes of how we used to live

Those silent echoes lose control and break up everything we know
Those silent echoes break our hearts and silently tear us apart

Those silent echoes break our hearts and now we’re torn apart

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Originally published online Dec 11, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available here

My Lyin’ Heart by Melodie Yvonne

Was it just my lyin’ heart lyin’ ‘bout you
It’s everything up in my brain that says that we’re through
Still all that noise ain’t louder than this heart pumpin’ fuel
But is it just my lyin’ heart lyin’ ‘bout you?

I needed you way more than you could ever know
I fell for you much harder than I’d ever show
But how could I have known that you’d just up and go
I don’t know how I’ll ever make it on my own

Was it just my lyin’ heart lyin’ ‘bout you?
I never thought you’d do to me what you could do
I didn’t wanna know the things I never knew
I hid behind my lyin’ heart lyin’ ‘bout you

I still dream that you’ll come back and we’ll be one day
I close my eyes and sometimes still can see your face
But with each day I open them it fades and fades
So somedays I just keep ‘em closed to make you stay

Is it just my lyin’ heart lyin’ ‘bout you?
It’s everything up in my brain that says we’re through
Still all that noise ain’t louder than this heart pumpin’ fuel
But maybe it’s my lyin’ heart lyin’ ‘bout you

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Originally published online Dec 1, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available here

Tryin’ to Carry On by Melodie Yvonne

When it gets dark and hard to breathe you’re standing right in front of me
And I feel just a bit of calm ‘til I remember you moved on

Then it gets dark and hard to breathe because you’re all I want to see
Now everything I love is gone, and I’m just tryin’ to carry on

I’m reachin’ out, but you’re not there
I guess you never really cared
So why’s it so hard not to love you
Why’s there no one else above you?

I don’t know, but I’ll keep wishin’
That I’ll finally forget and
Find my heart somethin’ to do
Besides to sit and wait for you

When it gets dark and hard to breathe you’re standing right in front of me
And I feel just a bit of calm ‘til I remember you moved on

Then it gets dark and hard to breathe because you’re all I want to see
Now everything I love is gone, and I’m just tryin’ to carry on

Now everything you gave me’s gone
And everything feels oh so wrong
But somehow I just don’t regret you
And I just might not forget you

Still my broken heart can’t smile
And patchin’ up sure takes a while
So what’s there left for me to do
Except accept we’re finally through

When it gets dark and hard to breathe you’re standing right in front of me
And I feel just a bit of calm ‘til I remember you moved on

Then it gets dark and hard to breathe because you’re everything I need
Now everything I love is gone, and I’m just tryin’ to carry on

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Originally published online Nov 6, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available here

Arsonist on Fire by Melodie Yvonne

I wanna save your life
But I just can’t spend all of mine
Putting out fires for an arsonist
Just having a good time

I wanted to protect you
And make things go your way
But you sabotage them all yourself
And now I just can’t stay

I wanted you to love
But you just love yourself
And you take and take until you’re full
From everybody else

I wanted you to be
The greatness that I see
But I took those rose tint lenses off
And you’re the enemy

I wanna save your life
But I just can’t spend all of mine
Putting out fires for an arsonist
Just having a good time

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Read more poetry by Melodie: Photographic Melodie’s Poetry & Spoken Word
Watch more poetry videos: Melodie’s Poetry & Lyrics YouTube Playlist

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Copyright notice:
All content on this site (music, words, photos, videos) is copyright Melodie Yvonne. Non-profit online sharing is allowed only if content is unaltered and credit is given. Commercial use or unauthorized alteration is illegal. Questions? Contact Melodie HERE