Poetry by Melodie Yvonne

Words from a gonzoesque life in an oh so gonzoless world

  • Pall Mall 100s In An Orange Box – Methlehem Edition

    Pall Mall 100s In An Orange Box – Methlehem Edition

    This piece can be found in the print collection Methlehem — available here

    Pall Mall 100s In An Orange Box by Melodie Yvonne

    Pall mall 100s in an orange box
    Carryin’ hiedi ‘cause she’s feelin lost
    Saddlin’ me like I’m a mule
    She rides me like I’m a fool

    Vodka leers and cigarette smiles
    Light her eyes just like a child
    But she’s feelin’ rather edgy
    Waitin’ on my slow ass lefty

    Pall mall 100s in an orange box
    She likes it straight not on the rocks
    Speakin’ her truths feisty as fuck
    Think you’re hard she’ll prove you’re not

    Walk in the door she struts her stuff
    Bendin’ for only her pill poppin’ pup
    But now again she’s feelin’ edgy
    Waitin’ on my slow ass lefty

    Pall Mall 100s in an orange box
    Drivin’ down ninth feelin’ for cops
    Oldies on benches like corner whores
    Secret dialed codes unlockin’ doors

    Spirited tongue and nicotine lips
    Shelves full of Elvis’s swivelin’ hips
    Arthritic feet shuffle the floor
    Horoscope ashtray sits by the door

    Pall Mall 100s in an orange box
    Hiedi’s there now so I can get lost
    Ridin’ down slow crossin’ the lot
    Doubled up bitches callin’ shots

    Drive away slow, miss her already
    Headin’ back home ‘cause it keeps me steady
    This time it’s me who’s feelin’ edgy
    Time to burn my slow ass lefty

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  • Just Like You – Methlehem Edition

    Just Like You – Methlehem Edition

    This piece can be found in the print collection Methlehem — available here

    Just Like You by Melodie Yvonne

    You gave me your story just like the crow and
    behind my eyes it throbs and throws tantrums

    I wanna still die a bit every day and
    waking without you just makes me insane

    You built me so high, so high that I flew and
    I always wanted to be just like you

    The you that I know, though, not you that your lies hid
    The truth has a way to catch up and it’s frightening

    Now what I see is you wanna be me and
    tell you the truth I wanna be free and

    my runnin’ away is runnin’ inside but
    these walls that I built just won’t let me hide in

    You built me so high, so high that I flew and
    I always wanted to be just like you

    The you that I know, though, not you that your lies hid
    The truth has a way to catch up and it’s frightening

    Innocence killed when that monster killed you and
    we’re all undone by a tall tale that grew one

    Fifteen years gone now our lives fall away and
    I still wanna save you most every day

    You built me so high, so high that I flew and
    I always wanted to be just like you

    The you that I know, though, not you that your lies hid
    Your truth had a way with my heart and it’s frightened

    Your truth had its way with my heart and it’s frightened
    Your truth had its way with my soul and I’m frightened
    Your truth had its way now I’m frightened

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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

  • All My Fault – Methlehem Edition

    All My Fault – Methlehem Edition

    This piece can be found in the print collection Methlehem — available here

    All My Fault by Melodie Yvonne

    All you are is all my fault
    You’re just an endless pit of want
    And if I ever did forget you
    You’d be dead no one to let you

    All you are is all my fault
    You blame me for your stupid stunts
    And if I wasn’t here to let you
    You’d find someone else to get to

    All you are is all my fault
    All you are is all my fault

    Both of what we are are sins
    I enable, I defend
    But you point blame & then provoke me
    Now you’ve finally gone & broke me

    All you are is all my fault
    I gave you everything you want
    But now it’s time I did forget you
    Go find someone else to let you

    All you are is all my fault

    ♥♥♥

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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

  • Highlights from the Methlehem Release Party at the AMAZING Indy Type Shop

    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

    Grab Methlehem on Amazon: amazon.com/dp/B0G38YWMXF

    ⚠️ Explicit Content Warning: Methelehem contains depictions of drug use, violence, and sexual content.

  • Broken – Methlehem Edition

    Broken – Methlehem Edition

    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.

    broken

    ♥♥♥

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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

    ♥♥♥

    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

  • Looks Like You – Methlehem Edition

    Looks Like You – Methlehem Edition

    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

    looks-like-you

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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

    ♥♥♥

    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

  • Highlights from the Methlehem Release Party in Beautiful Downtown Vernon

    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.

  • Methlehem Release Party TONIGHT at Indy Type Shop!

    Methlehem Release Party TONIGHT at Indy Type Shop!

    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.

  • #metoo? – Methlehem Edition

    #metoo? – Methlehem Edition

    This piece is in the print collection Methlehem — available here

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    ⚠️ 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

  • A You Addict – Methlehem Edition

    A You Addict – Methlehem Edition

    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

    a-you-addict

    ♥♥♥

    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

    ♥♥♥

    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