Words from a gonzoesque life in an oh so gonzoless world
Join me TONIGHT in Methlehem wsg Paiger and an UNCENSORED Poetry Open Mic:
December 12, 2025
6-9PM
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8PM Uncensored Open Mic
Indy Type Shop
2621 Shelby St.
Indianapolis, In
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⚠️ Explicit Content Warning: Methelehem contains depictions of drug use, violence, and sexual content.
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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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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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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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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Originally published online Jan 22, 2023, in the print collection Photographic Memories: Eight Ways to Nein, and is the title piece in the upcoming collection Oxies and Roxies and Suboxies! Oh my! — available here
Oxies and Roxies and Suboxies! Oh my! by Melodie Yvonne
Oxies and Roxies and Suboxies! Oh my!
Sometimes I think it’d be easier to die
But I just keep truckin’ along in this mess
Tryin’ to salvage each day and move onto the next
Oxies and Roxies and Suboxies! Oh my!
If I stop to think it’ll just make me cry
I’ve been living this life an I for an eye
Now I am trying to bury these terrible lies
My whole fucking life is just covered in piss
Like a hoe spraying GG’s mouth straight from her clit
I might as well jump in and get me a bit
’Cause I’m already writhin’ and drownin’ in shit
Oxies and Roxies and Suboxies! Oh my!
If I stop to think it’ll just make me cry
I’ve been livin’ this life an eye for an I
Now I am tryin’ to bury these terrible lies
I really wish that I could just die
But the money’s so good and it’s just one more time
Oxies and Roxies and Suboxies! Oh my!
At least I got friends here along for the ride
Oxies and Roxies and Suboxies! Oh my!
Sometimes I think it’d be easier to die
But I just keep truckin’ along in this mess
Tryin’ to salvage each day and move onto the next
Oxies and Roxies and Suboxies! Oh my!
If I stop to think it’ll just make me cry
I’ve been livin’ this life an eye for an I
Now I’m trying to stop or I think I might die
I just gotta learn how to swim one more day
Fuck Calgon, fuck me, and just take me away
Klonopin, Morphine, and Xannies, Oh my!
It’s not quite enough, but it’ll get me by…
Oxies and Roxies and Suboxies! Oh my!!!
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This piece is in the print collection Methlehem — available here
Bean Soup by Melodie Yvonne
A hydro strung necklace and Vicodin leash
makes me follow him quiet like a good lil leech
He follows his momma, still suckles her teats
He’s just sweet as puddin’ as long as he feeds
He’ll open my doors and hug me so tight
then steal from my purse when I crash for the night
Snatch all my shit and argue his rights
Then hide in the toilet and fuck his fleshlight
Hides behind charms and a smile that melts ice
My Jose gets warm, his heart chills it quite nice
Knowing he’s wrong he’ll convince me he’s right
and then all again he’s in my bed tonight
Lock up your pills and lock up your wife
Not joshin’ you this guy will fuck up your life
He’ll make you pity his make-believe strife
He’ll suck you right in while twistin’ that knife
But I just can’t help it he’s got them bright eyes
And I know it looks bad but he wouldn’t lie
It’s just a small fib and nobody died
And I just can’t help it I get butterflies
You’d understand if you knew him like I did
I can’t explain but he had a bad childhood
He’s just so sensitive plus that dick’s magic
So it’ll be worth it even if it ends tragic
Just leave him alone this man is my king
Nobody talks that way ‘bout him ‘cept me
And we’re ride or die ‘til the day that we’re free
You mess with my man you’re messin’ with me
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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
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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
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.
On The Job Training by Melodie Yvonne
Got a new job… faked my way in, but I gotta pay out some bail
My old man got nabbed just tryin’ to help and now he is goin’ through hell
So least I can do is start earnin’ my keep and I always know how to slip in
A little white lie and a toss of the hair paired with my “I swallow” grin
Been here a month, got called up to the glass and I’m scared I may done got busted
Shoulda known gettin’ fake piss for the test from CSL couldn’t be trusted
But fuck it I’ll face it I done been through worse and maybe I’ll finally get lucky
I head up the stairs for those giant glass rooms reflectin’ back my face above me
Walk through the dark tinted mirrored glass doors and I finally get a taste of the top
I’m hopin’ I don’t get thrown out on my ass so I gotta give all that I got
My boss throws my background check out on the desk but it sure ain’t the one that I slipped him
Looks like he got someone in the backdoor at the fucking department of corrections
He slides the file in front of my face with a smirk I know all too familiar
Then pulls out a vial and cuts one on top it and throws a rolled 50 down center
I giggle with glee and take it on in while he smirks and then slips me another
Then roughly he pulls me on over to him but I’m already his without struggle
He holds my gaze while his hands wrap my throat and he shoves his tongue into my mouth
I suck it on in and I dry hump his leg while he teasingly gets his cock out
He pulls my skirt up and my thong to the side but I pull back and drop on my knees
I ram it on into the back of my throat while his hips pump like a fuck machine
I gurgle with pleasure and beg him for more while he jerks me up fast by my hair
But just as he bends me down over his desk we hear some steps out on the stairs
I gather my shit and put it together just as the dumb bitch swings the door
Fuck me now I got myself female blue balls I swear I will get that dumb whore
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Get your copy of select poetry collections by Melodie: Photographic Melodie Book Shop
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Watch more poetry videos: Melodie’s Poetry & Lyrics YouTube Playlist
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This piece is in the print collection Methlehem — available here
Goodbye to Denial by Melodie Yvonne
The time I found your gear was like a bullet to my gut
I wondered if there’d ever be a time you’d say enough
I thought of all the lies and all the time I spent denyin’
But the blinds are off my eyes now and I’m just so sick of tryin’
Now it’s finally time I’m sayin’ goodbye to denial
My heart’s done with all your lies and now your soul’s on trial
Constant lies and alibis are catchin’ up to find ya
Darlin’, now it’s finally time I’m sayin’ goodbye to denial
You’re gettin’ half the message and you’re gettin’ that half wrong
I used to want you by my side but now I want you gone
The difference in your demons are as plain as night and day
Now I’ve got just two words left for you and those are go away
Now it’s finally time I’m sayin’ goodbye to denial
My heart’s done with all your lies and now your soul’s on trial
Constant lies and alibis are catchin’ up to find ya
Darlin’, now it’s finally time I’m sayin’ goodbye to denial
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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
♥♥♥
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
