Words from a gonzoesque life in an oh so gonzoless world
Watch my full live spoken word set below and keep scrolling for the event playlist that includes some phenomenal clips of Paiger as well!
Check out the full Methlehem Release Party YouTube Playlist including phenomenal clips of Paiger’s fire set below
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⚠️ Explicit Content Warning: Methelehem contains depictions of drug use, violence, and sexual content.
Available in the print collection Methlehem — available here
Broken by Melodie Yvonne
I’m so fucking broken that I can’t even breathe
This constant bullshit pressure has got me on my knees
I only need one person to keep their fucking word
but a giant bullshit symphony is all I’ve ever heard
I’m so fucking broken I can’t even breathe
I’m sittin’ at a stoplight wondering why I just can’t leave
I don’t know why I’m cryin’ or why the fuck that I’m so sad
and I wish I could remember how to go from sad to mad
I’m so fucking broken I can’t even breathe
I wish that I could fix it, but I don’t know what I need
I don’t know why you ever had to leave and say goodbye
And now I could fill an ocean with the tears poured out my eyes
I’m so fucking broken I can’t even breathe
You fill me up with oxygen then knock it outta me
You gave me hope for someone else that you could never be
Then you stole it right away while I was pretendin’ you loved me
I’m so fucking broken I can’t breathe.
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This piece can be found in the print collection Methlehem — available here
Looks Like You by Melodie Yvonne
Looks like you’re having a comfortable ride in that car that I built for two
Looks like you’re having an easy time, though, that seat wasn’t made for you
You’ve taken advantage of my little life and you’ve used me through and through
You’re such a seductive little whore always looking to suck someone new
A single white female, your copy paste face changes lies like a bloody chameleon
You exploit your friends, set your table with men, and ignore them except when it’s mealtime
A canvas so blank, you are void like white paint, mostly harmless till you get your hooks in
And then it’s too late ‘cause you’ve super glued fate like an ear to an open mouthed Tyson
Looks like you’re having a comfortable ride in that car that I built for two
Looks like you’re having an easy time, though, that seat wasn’t made for you
I wish I was free, but bound we will be for handles are not often shaken
As much as I run it’s like you’ve got a gun held up to my mind that you’ve taken
So I guess I’ll just hide, stay hidden inside, ‘til your beasts sleeps that I have awakened
And then I’ll be rid of your intricate web and I’ll pray that you leave me forsaken
Looks like you’re having a comfortable ride in that car that I built for two
Looks like you’re having an easy time, though, that seat wasn’t made for you
Well, here’s a surprise you may not have surmised… time always begets whats passed due
And you thought I cared, well, that’s where you erred, I burn bridges myself when I’m through
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Get your copy of select poetry collections by Melodie: Photographic Melodie Shop
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 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
View highlights from Melodie’s live spoken word set below and keep scrolling for the event playlist that includes some phenomenal clips of Paiger!
Check out the full Methlehem Release Party YouTube Playlist including phenomenal clips of Paiger’s fire set below
Grab Methlehem on Amazon: amazon.com/dp/B0G38YWMXF
⚠️ Explicit Content Warning: Methelehem contains depictions of drug use, violence, and sexual content.
Join me TONIGHT in Methlehem wsg Paiger and an UNCENSORED Poetry Open Mic:
December 12, 2025
6-9PM
6PM Live music from Paiger
7PM Methlehem reading and Q&A with Melodie
8PM Uncensored Open Mic
Indy Type Shop
2621 Shelby St.
Indianapolis, In
More info: facebook.com/events/2252580268583006
Grab Methlehem on Amazon: amazon.com/dp/B0G38YWMXF
⚠️ Explicit Content Warning: Methelehem contains depictions of drug use, violence, and sexual content.
This piece is in the print collection Methlehem — available here
Join Melodie at the Methlehem Release Parties: melodieyvonnerhymes.com/events
⚠️ Explicit Content Warning
This poetry excerpt from Methlehem contains drug usage, graphic sexual language, and adult themes. Intended for mature audiences only. Reader discretion is advised.
#metoo? by Melodie Yvonne
Pretending I’m in outerspace
So I don’t have to see your face
Those leering eyes look down at me
I’ve lost all hope you’ll set me free
You drove me out too far from home
Way further than the buffalos roam
Pretending that you were my friend
Until we reached that dark dead-end
Your touch it chilled the coldest ice
You blamed me, said that I enticed
I gently said, “We must get back”
Maliciously you spit a laugh
“Ass, gas, or grass. No rides are free”
“I thought you liked my company”
Whatever just to make me guilty
How come I’m the one that feels so filthy???
Pretending I’m in outerspace
So I don’t have to see your face
Those leering eyes still look at me
My only hope you took from me
You drove me back but I’m still there
I don’t know how you just don’t care
I watch you go on ‘bout your day
Like you didn’t take my worth away
But how on earth could I have let you?
It’s my fault for smiling at you
It’s my fault for all that leading
Can you make monsters then just hate ‘em?
Pretending I’m in outerspace
So I don’t have to see your face
Those leering eyes still look at me
I want back what you took from me
Pretending I’m in outerspace
A lovely Oxy-Ambien Haze
These double shifts are killing me
I hate this fucking factory
Shit! Where am I? I fell asleep
Hold on I’ll go check my machine
Just wait a sec then follow me
We don’t want anyone else to see…
You buys can’t tell me I’M a TEASE
I know EXACTLY what you need
I know EXACTLY how to please
It’s just a second on my knees…
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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
This piece is in the print collection Methlehem — available here
A You Addict by Melodie Yvonne
You weave a politician’s tapestry of charm and lies
You see me for the prey I am despite my strong disguise
You let me wander only just an arm’s length out of reach
And if I try to run away you tighten up that leash
My mind’s lost the war on drugs, and you’re the drug for me
Heroin’s got nothing on your frank philosophy
My heart’s twisted from your blood that courses through my veins
It’s time for you to set me free before I go insane
Second best was all I ever was to you at all
A safety net to catch you every time you start to fall
But now my heart is wearing out and leaking like a sieve
You’ve bled me dry, and all you’ve got is all I’ve left to give
My mind’s lost the war on drugs, and you’re the drug for me
Heroin’s got nothing on your frank philosophy
My heart’s twisted from your blood that courses through my veins
It’s time for you to set me free before I go insane
Well, now my soul is emptied out, it’s time for me to go
I’m really good at leavin’ but it hurts more than you know
We both know that my silly dreams were just not meant to be
So please release this empty bag of flesh and set me free
My mind’s lost the war on drugs, and you’re the drug for me
Heroin’s got nothing on your frank philosophy
My heart’s twisted from your blood that courses through my veins
And it’s time for you to set me free before I go insane
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Get your copy of select poetry collections by Melodie: Photographic Melodie Book Shop
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 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
This piece will be in the upcoming collection Photographic Memories: Nein — available here soon
I’d Rather Be Angry by Melodie Yvonne
Drinkin’ that tequila that I did that night with you
You was done with me before we drank that bottle through
And maybe I ain’t finished ‘cause I’m hopin’ you’ll turn back
But tonight feels kinda different and my hope’s gone all off track
If I could count the distance that is keepin’ me from you
The count’d go forever ‘cause you pull back like you do
And every time it feels like you have finally come around
You turn right back away and light speed right on outta town
My heart’s still right here on my sleeve for you to take or leave it
Just save me all that bullshit where you say it isn’t me and
Tell me if you can’t move on then why can’t we just try it
‘Cause I’m so sick of missin’ you and I’m done tryin’ to fight it
If I could count the distance that is keepin’ me from you
It’d be a CVS receipt that goes around the moon
And every time it feels like you have finally closed that gap
You run right back away and leave me wishin’ you’d turn back
Why can’t you just give me a chance ‘cause I won’t ever leave ya
Don’t keep pushin’ me away ‘cause you think we’ll all be her
Or maybe I’m not good enough and you just plain can’t say it
But either way I’m tired of games ‘cause I’m no good at playin’
If I could count the distance that is keepin’ me from you
The count’d go forever ‘cause you pull back like you do
And this evenin’s kinda special better have another round
‘Cause this time you hit light speed, love, without makin’ a sound
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Get your copy of select poetry collections by Melodie: Photographic Melodie Book Shop
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 prohibited. Questions? Contact Melodie HERE
The moment has finally arrived… the Indy celebration for Methlehem is happening, and I can’t wait to finally get to celebrate this with all of you.
Methlehem is gritty. It’s honest. It doesn’t flinch.
It’s the torn, beating center of love, heartbreak, addiction, and survival laid out in full. These aren’t just stories, they’re survival epics… the kind of tale that haunts you long after the last page.
Paiger is a force to be reckoned with.
She’s the calm before the storm, the storm, and the savior you’ve been waiting for. Paiger is equal parts rage and grace… raw emotion wrapped in blues, rock, punk and soul. She doesn’t ask permission. She demands attention, then shakes you awake with truth.
If you’ve been waiting, watching, or cheering me on, now’s the time to come out and be part of it.
Come through, snag a copy, kick back, and let Methlehem pull you deep into the messy, jagged world that chewed Melodie up and spat her out to you.
Join me in Methlehem wsg Paiger and an UNCENSORED Poetry Open Mic:
December 12, 2025
6-9PM
6PM Live music from Paiger
7PM Methlehem reading and Q&A with Melodie
8PM Uncensored Open Mic
Indy Type Shop
2621 Shelby St.
Indianapolis, In
More info: facebook.com/events/2252580268583006
Grab Methlehem on Amazon: amazon.com/dp/B0G38YWMXF
Release parties info HERE: melodieyvonnerhymes.com/events
⚠️ Explicit Content Warning: Methelehem contains depictions of drug use, violence, and sexual content.
Originally published online Dec 14, 2023 & in the collection I Do Heroin On The Train Line So You Don’t Have To: A Hitchhiker’s Guide To My Galaxie Extended Edition — available here
Still Stumbling by Melodie Yvonne
(“STILL TUMBLING” IS THE SEQUEL TO “STUMBLING UP THE MOUNTAIN“)
One time this boy, one of the most beautiful boys I’ve ever met, told me ”Stumbling Up The Mountain” was one of his favorite pieces yet. I thought it was my weakest because it showed my weakness, but it was a weakness I secretly wanted him to see.
Later he asked when I’d wrote it with a slight hint of something maybe foreboding? I don’t know and I wonder if I should’ve told him the unasked answers… that yes everything can be summed up to 42, and that yes he was the best thing I ever knew, and a resounding “YES! I’m so in love with you!” but, I had already tried to tell him once before this, and, well… He didn’t get the text.
I thought that meant he wasn’t supposed to know, but… maybe… it just meant that love words were meant to be written and not cold? And maybe… it just meant that technologies growing young while I’m growing old, but no matter what I’m told now I know it was Tom Robbins that was the one that was right all along…
“There is only one serious question and that is: Who knows how to make love stay?”
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Get your copy of select poetry collections by Melodie: Photographic Melodie Book Shop
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 prohibited. Questions? Contact Melodie HERE
