Poetry by Melodie Yvonne

Words from a gonzoesque life in an oh so gonzoless world

  • Previously Ate

    Previously Ate

    Originally published online Aug 7, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available here
    This piece can also be found in the print collection Seed Guzzler: And Other Succubi — available here

    Previously Ate by Melodie Yvonne

    You’ve made me feel much less than worthless
    For all I did you’ve made me useless
    Your fake love’s what’s kept me going
    But now all your lies are showing

    And I just don’t care to see them
    I don’t wanna meet your demons
    I don’t wanna meet more faces
    Or help you train my replacement

    I just wanted you to love me
    But your love goes on without me
    I just wanted you to see me
    But you don’t want me to be me

    What am I supposed to do when I can’t keep my mind off you?
    How the heck will I move on when all the hope you gave me’s gone?

    You’ve still got all of your heart left
    Still you tore mine out with one rip
    You done moved to someone else
    But tried to keep me on your shelf

    Well I done found some self-respect
    A place that you’d have never guessed
    I found it deep inside myself
    And now I’m done with all your “help”

    What am I supposed to do when I can’t keep my mind off you?
    How the heck will I move on when all the hope you gave me’s gone?

    Well I done answered my own question
    I’m the horse you always bet on
    ‘Cause I’ll wallow for a while
    But stayin’ down is not my style

    You might think that I still need you
    And might think that I’ll be back too
    But that means you never knew me
    And I’m done lettin’ you use me

    What am I supposed to do when I can’t keep my mind off you?
    How the heck will I move on when all the hope you gave me’s gone?

    Well I know what I’m supposed to do when I can’t keep my mind off you
    I know how I can move along I’ll just keep singing me this song
    I know what I’m supposed to do to keep my wallowin’ mind off you
    I know how I can move along I’ll just keep singing me this song

    ‘Cause all I need’s me and my songs

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  • Back to the End

    Back to the End

    Originally published online Aug 3, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available here

    Back to the End by Melodie Yvonne

    I still see your face in my mind
    And it’s breaking my heart all the time
    Your aura’s still burned in my soul
    And it’s breaking my heart more than you know

    I wanna go back to that place
    Where all I can see is your beautiful face
    Please take me back home once again
    Where my love is blind and I’m there ‘til the end

    I wish I could just rewind time
    And go right on back to that innocence of mind
    I wanna hide back in your arms
    I wanna be swayed by your beautiful charms

    I wanna hide right back with you
    In our beautiful world that was woven by you
    Why can’t I go back there again?
    Why’d I have to go and see how this ends?

    I wanna go back to that place
    Where all I can see is your beautiful face
    Please take me back home once again
    Where my love is blind and I’m there ‘til the end

    Why can’t we be blind ‘til the end?

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  • Nothing Left

    Nothing Left

    Originally published online Aug 2, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available here

    Nothing Left by Melodie Yvonne

    The petty little things you do
    Only get a rise out of you
    And I’m about to walk away
    ‘Cause I just don’t care what you say

    I’m done and I won’t let you hurt me
    I don’t care if you desert me
    I still don’t need no one else
    To feel the way that I have felt

    I don’t need no more of you
    So now I’m here to say we’re through
    I just don’t need another heartache
    Tired of all your manmade earthquakes

    Don’t need no more of your lying
    It’s done time that I got tired
    I don’t need no more of you
    And all those petty things you do

    And I’m about to walk away
    ‘Cause I just don’t care what you say
    I’m about to walk away
    The way you left my heart that day

    I’m about to walk away
    There nothing left to say.

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  • No, Really, You Can Keep Him

    No, Really, You Can Keep Him

    Originally published online July 28, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available here
    This piece can also be found in the print collection Seed Guzzler: And Other Succubi — available here

    No, Really, You Can Keep Him by Melodie Yvonne

    I am not trying to take your husband
    I am not trying to take your man
    I can’t stand all that drama
    And I don’t do things just ‘cause I can

    I’m single not ready to mingle
    I’m nice ‘cause it’s part of my job
    I don’t deserve all this frustration
    Because of some dim-witted slob

    If you don’t trust what you got going
    Don’t make me some part your plan
    Go shoot those daggers at somebody else
    I am not trying to steal your man

    I know that my way is confusing
    And I get why you don’t understand
    But trust me I’d rather be a big ole enigma
    Than ever get stuck with your man.

    PS… please stop tryin’ to set me up with your friend
    I am NOT tryin’ to steal your man.

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  • I’m Only Human

    I’m Only Human

    Originally published online July 31, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available here

    I’m Only Human by Melodie Yvonne

    I know sometimes I make you mad
    And maybe days I make you sad
    But know that I am super sorry
    I don’t mean to make you worry

    I love you with all my heart
    And even when we are apart
    I think of days when we’re together
    And it clears my cloudy weather

    So just please forgive my stupid
    Understand I’m only human
    But I’ll keep tryin’ to be more like you
    ‘Til one day I’m beautiful too

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  • Super Grace

    Super Grace

    Originally published online July 29, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available here
    This piece can also be found in the collection psalms 2000:17-24 — available on Amazon here

    Super Grace by Melodie Yvonne

    The power of discernment
    Is something you can see
    It’s inside everybody
    And even inside me

    I see you when you’re lying
    I see you when you’re good
    And you can see the truth as well
    If you’d believe you could

    We all have super powers
    If only you could see
    It’s inside everybody
    And even inside me

    And it’s not sacrilegious
    To see the light within
    And know that God has given us
    Our truths from deep within

    So please just open up your heart
    And know that you can fly
    Accept the gifts that God gave you
    And open up your eyes

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  • Spinnin’

    Spinnin’

    Originally published online July 22, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available here
    This piece can also be found in the collection psalms 2000:17-24 — available on Amazon here

    Spinnin’ by Melodie Yvonne

    I got the fire of God in my belly
    But the Devil’s mush in my brain
    And all of this whispered anxiety
    Is makin’ my heart feel insane

    I know that there’s only one answer
    To follow that spirit lead road
    But my bravery’s startin’ to waiver
    With all of those fears takin’ hold

    Lord, stop my mind spinnin’, Lord, stop my mind spinnin’
    I need some salvation and a few new beginnings
    And if you don’t save me I’ll be lost again, oh Lord
    Help me stop spinnin’ and stand where I am

    I know that life’s ultimate question
    Is rooted in a firm 42
    I still just don’t know how to ask it
    Or if I ask too much of you

    Just know where you lead I will follow
    I’m always along for your ride
    Just please stop me runnin’ in circles
    And breathe into me your new life

    Lord, stop my mind spinnin’, Lord, stop my mind spinnin’
    I need some salvation and a few new beginnings
    And if you don’t save me I’ll be lost again, oh Lord
    Help me stop spinnin’ and stand where I am

    Oh Lord, Help me stop spinnin’ and stand where I am

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  • I Just Get Addicted to Things

    I Just Get Addicted to Things

    Originally published online July 17, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available here

    I Just Get Addicted to Things by Melodie Yvonne

    Had so much struggle and strife in my life
    It’s hard to keep my head above water
    And even in moments I think I can breathe
    There’s another thing dragging me under

    I take one more hit, one more secondhand breath
    ‘Til that haze fills my head and I’m drifting
    My lips start to part ‘round the barrel of that gun
    And now finally again I am living

    I can’t help myself I’m a puppet with strings
    I’m just tryin’ to be an angel and earnin’ my wings
    But I can’t help myself I’m a child on a swing
    And I just get addicted to things

    Your eyes fill my windows and look in my soul
    I can’t breathe but somehow I don’t need to
    I forget about the drugs, I don’t want to get high
    ‘Cause I’m high every moment I’m near you

    But now when you’re gone the time drags too long
    And I’m craving a glimpse of your face
    I know you’ll make right by the end of the night
    When I feel my hearts quickening pace

    I can’t help myself I’m a puppet with strings
    I’m just tryin’ to be an angel and earnin’ my wings
    But I can’t help myself I’m a child on a swing
    And I just get addicted to things

    Well now I’m alone and you’re gone and I’m broke
    My cracked achin’ heart is just part of your joke
    I take out that needle and pack 80 grams
    Then I’m sailing away ’til I’m all high again

    I can’t help myself I’m a puppet with strings
    I’m just tryin’ to be an angel and earnin’ my wings
    But I can’t help myself I’m a child on a swing
    And I just get addicted to things

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  • Maybe

    Maybe

    Originally published online July 15, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available here

    Maybe by Melodie Yvonne

    Should I have said you won’t see me again?
    Should I have told you that this is the end?
    Should I have wrapped my arms tighter ’round you?
    Maybe I should’ve but what could I do?

    It took me a lifetime to build up the courage
    Took me so long to choke down all my nerves
    Took every ounce of every spine that I had left
    To walk through those doors knowing you couldn’t care less

    Maybe I wasn’t as brave as I could be
    Maybe if I’d followed you’d have wanted to be with me
    But even when you lead I still end up alone
    You let snakes fill your house and left me in the cold

    Now I can’t compete with that slithery nature
    And I won’t bow down to your twin’s siphoned stature
    So all that is left is a check you can’t cash
    From a piece of my heart that you ground into ash

    Should I have said you won’t see me again?
    Should I have told you that this is the end?
    Should I have wrapped my arms tighter ’round you?
    Maybe I should’ve but what could I do?

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  • On Fire

    On Fire

    Originally published online July 10, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available here

    On Fire by Melodie Yvonne

    I’m tryin’ to learn the difference ‘tween distraction
    And the path you’ve led me on
    But sometimes I get lost
    And at what cost?

    I’m tryin’ to learn the difference ‘tween my hurry
    And selfless worry
    But it’s so hard
    And I’ve got scars

    Maybe they have them too?

    I’m tryin’ to learn the difference ‘tween the truth
    Without an ounce of proof
    But I’m tired
    And I’m on fire

    I’m tryin to learn the difference ‘tween where I should be
    And I should leave
    But I’m too far
    And it’s so hard

    Do they know I’m hurting too?

    I’m tryin to learn the difference ‘tween my love
    And all my love for you
    But you lied
    My hands are tied

    I’m tryin to learn the difference ‘tween where I should be
    And I should leave
    But I’m tired
    And I’m on fire

    Are we all on fire too?

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    ♥♥♥

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