Poetry by Melodie Yvonne

Words from a gonzoesque life in an oh so gonzoless world

  • Hurt So Bad

    Hurt So Bad

    Originally published online May 9, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available here

    Hurt So Bad by Melodie Yvonne

    I see your heart but you don’t see mine
    And mine is aching all the time
    I want what I can never have
    Why do you have to hurt so bad?

    I saw you for the things you wasn’t
    Saw flaws but you was up above it
    Why oh why did I have to love you
    Wish I’d known you’d make me feel blue

    I was already gone and done
    And I didn’t want your kind of fun
    But somethin’ ’bout your words when leavin’
    Somehow gone and left me grievin’

    I see your heart but you don’t see mine
    And mine’s still aching all the time
    Still want what I can never have
    Why did you have to hurt so bad?

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  • How Do I Go

    How Do I Go

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

    How Do I Go by Melodie Yvonne

    How do you stop feeling bad unless you stop feeling at all
    How do you keep out the evil without putting up concrete walls
    How do you stay comfortably numb without staying comfortably dumb
    I’m guessing I need to find balance before I just get up and run

    How do I stay, and how do I go
    I don’t know
    I don’t know
    No no, I don’t know

    I’ve ran out of places to hide and now I don’t know what to do
    My hearts broken all of the time and I just can’t stop feeling blue
    There’s this ache in the pit of my soul and I know I can’t stay here with you
    I’m lost and with nowhere to go, and I’m scared now of what I might do

    How do I stay, and how do I go
    I don’t know
    I don’t know
    No no, I don’t know

    How do I stay, but how do I go
    I don’t know
    I don’t know
    No no, I don’t know

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  • Someone Here to Call You Mine

    Someone Here to Call You Mine

    Originally published online April 7, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available here

    I know that I’m supposed to be an instrument
    And I know sometimes I play it wrong
    But soon I’ll spend all my time missin’ you
    Wonderin’ where in the hell you have gone

    Soon I’ll spend all my time wonderin’
    If there’s somethin’ else I could have done
    But now I’m just bathin’ in silence
    Just sittin’ here pretendin’ I’ve won

    There is no one winnin’ or losin’ here
    ‘Cause time flies in the blink of an eye
    Sometimes life gets pretty lonely here
    Without someone here to call you mine

    The weight of it all’s startin’ to set in
    I’m lyin’ awake and can’t breathe
    I’m wonderin’ if you’re out there a’ missin’ me
    Wonderin’ if I’m somethin’ you need

    I know that I’m supposed to be an instrument
    But I’m sure I’m always playin’ it wrong
    But just because sometimes I’m a lil outta tune
    Don’t mean I’m not playin’ our song

    There’s still no one winnin’ or losin’ here
    ‘Cause time flies in the blink of an eye
    Sometimes life gets pretty lonely here
    Without someone here to call you mine

    Oh without someone here
    With no one to love
    Oh without someone here to call you mine

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  • No Worries, Baby

    No Worries, Baby

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

    No Worries, Baby by Melodie Yvonne

    Sometimes it’s hard to keep a smile in your eye
    When you’re walking around wantin’ to cry
    And sometimes it seems like this world just don’t get you
    Well, don’t worry, baby, this world don’t get me too

    Sometimes it feels like you’re caught in a trap
    There’s no going forward and no going back
    Well, don’t worry, baby, ‘cause you’re not alone
    I’m always right here just pick up the phone

    Sometimes it feels like we’re safe in a bubble
    Chaos around us and everything’s rubble
    Well, don’t worry, baby, ‘cause we’re here together
    And somehow we’re gonna get through this bad weather

    Well sometimes it’s hard to keep a smile in my eye
    When I’m walking around and wantin’ to cry
    And sometimes it seems like this world just don’t get me
    Then baby flies in and reminds me he’s with me

    Yeah, sometimes it just feels like I’m all alone
    I keep to myself and I hide from the phone
    But then it’s all better ‘cause suddenly you’re here
    And you’re saying, “Hey, baby, there’s nothing to fear”

    Sometimes it’s hard to keep a smile in your eye
    When you’re walking around wantin’ to cry
    And sometimes it seems like this world just don’t get you
    Well, don’t worry, baby, this world don’t get me too

    Yeah, don’t worry, baby, this world don’t get me too

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  • Walls

    Walls

    Originally published online March 30, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available here

    Walls by Melodie Yvonne

    If you’re only gonna be here for three months then why be here at all?
    If you’re only gonna feel me half the time then why feel me at all?
    If you’re not gonna make it passed the rain then don’t come out at all
    Yeah I’ve got a lot of time to give, but you’ve got none at all

    If you’re only gonna promise to let me down then why promise at all?
    If you’re only gonna promise to walk away then stop makin’ me crawl
    If you’re only gonna step in half my life then don’t step in at all
    I put it all out in front to you, but you just put up walls

    If you’re only gonna be here for three months then why be here at all?
    If you weren’t gonna be there to pick me up then why’d you let me fall?
    If you weren’t gonna give me all your heart then why give it at all?
    It takes a real man to build a life, so you just built a wall

    Yeah, it takes a real man to build a life, so you just put up walls

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  • Angels in Human Clothes – Demons in Human Clothes

    Angels in Human Clothes – Demons in Human Clothes

    Originally published online March 25, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available here
    These pieces can also be found in the collection psalms 2000:17-24 — available on Amazon here

    Angels in Human Clothes by Melodie Yvonne

    Angels in human clothes walking around
    Doing sweet things though you don’t hear a sound
    Give their last breath if they know you’re gonna drown
    They’re angels in human clothes walking around

    Angels in human clothes walking around
    Smiling so hard so you won’t see their frown
    Their lives might be hard but you won’t know they’re down
    Angels in human clothes walking around

    Angels in human clothes walking around
    They come in all sizes and shapes, gaunt and round
    Guardians tailored to keep you safe and sound
    Angels in human clothes walking around

    Angels in human clothes walking around
    They spread words of hope, turn the lost into found
    They’ll tell you they love you and you’re makin’ ‘em proud
    Angels in human clothes walking around

    It’s harder to hear the real truth than the lies
    So it’s easier to live without opening your eyes
    But they’ll be there to help you no matter the prize
    First to start diggin’ when you’re buried alive

    Angels in human clothes walking around
    One foot up in heaven and one on the ground
    They’ll give you their throne and then hand you their crown
    Angels in human clothes walking around

    Angels in human clothes walking around
    Doing sweet things though you don’t hear a sound
    Give their last breath if they know you’re gonna drown
    ‘Cause they’re angels in human clothes walking around

    Demons in Human Clothes by Melodie Yvonne

    Demons in human clothes walking around
    Blendin’ right in they don’t make a sound
    Till you’re over your head so deep you’re gonna drown
    Demons in human clothes walking around

    Demons in human clothes walking around
    Smiling so hard that you can’t see their frown
    Smiling so big while they’re taking you down
    Demons in human clothes walkin’ around

    Demons in human clothes walking around
    They come in all sizes and shapes, gaunt and round
    Their temptations tailored for taking you down
    Demons in human clothes walkin’ around

    Demons in human clothes walking around
    Your fake thoughts and prayers draw them in like a hound
    Your self-righteous bullshit is makin’ ‘em proud
    Demons in human clothes walking around

    You’d see all the signs if you’d open your eyes
    They stick right on out of their flimsy disguise
    But most shut their lids ‘cause denial’s a prize
    And just bury their heads in abominable lies

    Demons in human clothes walkin’ around
    Blendin’ right in they don’t make a sound
    Now you’re over your head so deep you’re gonna drown
    Demons in human clothes walking around

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  • Your Next Mistake

    Your Next Mistake

    Originally published online March 14, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available here

    Your Next Mistake by Melodie Yvonne

    My heart’s on fire and so is yours
    I can’t step through these open doors
    I’m froze in space and outta place
    And I’m still here cravin’ your face

    I wanna be your next mistake
    I wanna be your somethin’ great
    And even if it’s just one moment
    Even if I totally blow it
    Please just let me be your next mistake

    My heart’s on fire and so is yours
    I wanna be your mi amor
    I can’t think straight ’cause I’m all smitten
    I gotta get this outta my system

    I wanna be your next mistake
    I wanna be your somethin’ great
    And even if it’s just one moment
    Even if I totally blow it
    Please just let me be your next mistake

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  • Shimmy Shake and Walk Away Now

    Shimmy Shake and Walk Away Now

    Originally published online Feb 25, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available here

    Shimmy Shake and Walk Away Now by Melodie Yvonne

    Watch me walk away now
    And watch me shimmy shake
    I’m done bendin’ to you
    I’ve bent so far I’m gonna break

    Watch me walk away now
    Watch my heart I break
    I might be scared to face you
    But I’m not scared to face mistakes

    Watch me walk away now
    I’m not afraid to break
    ‘Cause walkin’ away is better
    Than this constant pulsing ache

    Watch me walk away now
    Watch me shimmy shake
    I’m no more tethered to you
    Than I’m tethered to a snake

    Watch me walk away now
    And watch me shimmy shake
    I’m finally done with you now
    And I’m finally awake

    Watch me walk away now
    Watch me shimmy shake

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  • You and Me

    You and Me

    Originally published online Feb 12, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available here

    You and Me by Melodie Yvonne

    I’m tasting blue Fla•Vor•Ice
    And I taste summer
    These little delusions
    Make it seem funner

    And yes I’m aware
    It should be “more” not “er”
    But I wish we could go back
    To the children we were

    I wish we could go back
    Be the children we knew
    When I was just innocent
    And I was with you
    I wish we could go back
    Be just naïve and free
    I wish we could go back
    To be just you & me

    I’m seeing those fireflies
    When I close my eyes
    I’m seeing that moment
    You told me goodbye

    If I could go back
    And just make things right
    Maybe I could still see
    Your sweet face in the light

    I wish we could go back
    Be the children we knew
    When I was just innocent
    And I was with you
    I wish we could go back
    Be just naïve and free
    I wish we could go back
    To be just you & me

    Oh I wish we could go back to be just you & me

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  • Confusion in Repeat

    Confusion in Repeat

    Originally published online Feb 7, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available here

    Confusion in Repeat by Melodie Yvonne

    I don’t know how I feel anymore
    About this world we live in
    I don’t know what to do most days
    But I am not going to give in
    Still most times I’ve lost hope
    All locked up in this mental prison
    It’d take dynamite with diamond studded shrapnel just to get in

    Now don’t misunderstand me
    I’m not lost or feeling coy
    I’m not just playing games
    Or merely trying to annoy
    I’ve used my own volition
    And I’ve made my empty choices
    So I’ll not be flustered by this constant cackling of voices

    I don’t know how I feel maybe
    But at least I’m feeling something
    I’d rather be a little mess
    Than blindly feeling nothin’
    But some days I’m so tired
    And I don’t know just what to do
    There’s some days it takes a lot more than myself to see me through

    You see I don’t know how I feel anymore
    About this world we live in
    I don’t know what to do most days
    But I am not going to give in
    Still most times I’ve lost hope
    All locked up in this mental prison
    It’d take dynamite with diamond studded shrapnel just to get in

    Yeah, it’d take dynamite with diamond studded shrapnel just to get in

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    More poetry videos: Check out Melodie’s Poetry & Lyrics YouTube Playlist

    ♥♥♥

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