Poetry by Melodie Yvonne

Words from a gonzoesque life in an oh so gonzoless world

  • Won’t You Be Neighborly

    Won’t You Be Neighborly

    Originally published online Oct 12, 2025 & will be in the upcoming collection Photographic Memories: Nein — available here soon

    Won’t You Be Neighborly by Melodie Yvonne

    People often say to me, why do you let them do that?
    How can you just stand there when that YouTube troll calls you fat?
    How come you don’t speak up when another artist cancels?
    When they paid that white man more than you, how could you keep on dancin’?

    Why are you so nice when everyone just takes advantage?
    Now you sit in poverty, while all their fruits are planted.
    How can you just sit there while these people walk up on you
    But, maybe they all have a point, and I should walk up too

    Well, when I’m feelin good and I am havin’ my best day
    I can tell you part of why is ‘cause I’ve learned all about Grace
    I’ve seen me when I’m at my best and seen myself at less than
    And if even just one person can forgive me you bet I can

    I know that sometimes I am kind and sometimes feel compassion
    But I also know that sometimes I can be a giant jackass
    I know that sometimes I get hurt and those people are toxic
    But I also know that sometimes when I hurt, it’s me that caused it

    So if I can, those moments someone gets under my skin
    I’ll think about a time I could’ve been a better friend
    I think about a time when I’m embarrassed ‘cause I lost it
    And know that we all have this inside us if I am honest

    So then I offer Grace and try to hand out some forgiveness
    ‘Cause everybody’s got some hurt and we’re together in this
    So when I’m feelin’ good I try to hand out grace and love them
    ‘Cause when I’m feelin’ bad I just say people suck and fuck them

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  • You Don’t

    You Don’t

    Originally published online Aug 25, 2025 & in the upcoming print collection Photographic Memories: Nein — available here soon

    You Don’t by Melodie Yvonne

    You keep sayin’ it means somethin’, but I know that it don’t
    ‘Cause you just still don’t think of me unless it’s that you won’t
    And I know that I’m stupid clingin’ on to any hope
    ‘Cause a man’ll do it if he wants and I know that you don’t

    I ain’t asked for nothin’ but you keep sayin’ what you won’t give
    It’s just I saw you dyin’ and I was tryin’ to help you live
    But it won’t make you give a damn no matter what I did
    It’s like road rage in a traffic jam, I’m never gonna win

    And now there’s all these words I don’t know how to say out loud
    And I don’t think you’d hear ‘em ‘cause you’re spinnin’ round and round
    I wanna pull you up, but you dig in and pull me down
    ‘Cause you’re kinda sayin’ everything by not makin’ a sound

    You keep sayin’ it means the world but I know that it don’t
    ‘Cause you just still don’t think of me unless it’s that you won’t
    And I know I’m a fool for clingin’ on to any hope
    ‘Cause a man’ll do it if he wants and I know that you don’t

    So what else can I do but sit here in it all again
    I didn’t mean to somersault, love, I just meant to bend
    I say you made a mess of me, but you just made a friend
    But I woulda done it anyway if I’d known how it would end

    So, I just sit here missin’ you while you drift off in space
    I just sit here all alone and prayin’ for some grace
    ‘Cause I sure never wanted to sit here and miss your face
    But those breadcrumbs of your love made me want more than just a taste

    You keep sayin’ it means somethin’, but I know that I don’t
    ‘Cause you just still don’t think of me unless it’s that you won’t
    And I know I’m a fool for clingin’ on to foolish hope
    ‘Cause a man’ll do it if he wants and I know that you don’t

    Yeah a man’ll do it if he wants and I know that you don’t

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  • Enough Rope

    Enough Rope

    Originally published online April 27, 2025 & in the print collection Methlehem — available here

    ⚠️ Content Warning: Mental Health, Addiction, and Suicidal Ideation
    Take care while reading. Support is always available at 988.

    Enough Rope by Melodie Yvonne

    Sobriety’s a fucking joke but somehow no one’s laughing
    An endless lonely pit of shit that always keeps me gasping
    and everybody says it’s great, move on and just keep trying
    But where the fuck are they when all I think about is dying

    You say that I’m too much, but if I don’t speak up I’m lying
    I pour my fucking soul out, somehow you’re the one here crying
    and every breath I take is just another I lose hope
    pretty sure that all my life I ain’t been nothin’ but a joke

    The closer to my home the less respect you seem to give
    You’ve taken so much from me now I’m leaking like a sieve
    And everywhere I bleed’s another stain that won’t come out
    Used to know what I was doing now I’m frozen with your doubt

    Can’t run no more I’m stuck here and I’m diggin’ my own grave
    Y’all said that you supported me, but took way more than gave
    I’m drowning underneath it all and struggling to breathe
    I can’t go on much more like this you’ve made a mess of me

    I need a little pick me up ‘fore I drift off in space
    I need a ball and chain AND anchor holding me in place
    I’ve been alone too long and now you gotta send me help
    ‘Cause so far all you’ve gave me’s enough rope to hang myself

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    If you’re struggling, please don’t go through it alone.
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  • Welcome to Methlehem – The Chaos Begins Today!

    Welcome to Methlehem – The Chaos Begins Today!

    It’s finally here. It’s release day!!! Methlehem is LIVE on Amazon now, and I can’t believe I finally get to say that out loud.

    Methlehem is raw. It’s real. It’s unflinching.
    It’s the messy, jagged heart of love, loss, addiction, and survival laid bare… straight from everybody’s favorite hometown. These aren’t easy stories, but they are honest ones — the kind you don’t just read, the kind that stay lodged under your skin.

    If you’ve been waiting, watching, or cheering from the sidelines, now’s the moment.
    Be     among the first to hold Methlehem in your hands. Step into the chaos and let Methlehem take you on the ride it was always meant to be.

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

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  • Heartache Season

    Heartache Season

    Originally published online Aug 9, 2025 & will be in the upcoming collection Photographic Memories: Nein — available here soon

    Heartache Season by Melodie Yvonne

    I broke my fucking heart wide open, let it bleed for you
    You held it gently for a moment then let it bleed through
    I don’t know what I’m supposed to do now ‘cause my dial’s on “E”
    And I know I shoulda known better than lovin’ you for free

    I guess no matter what I do I’m always pickin’ wrong
    I danced that same old dance again right to that same old song
    And every time my dime’s on heads my head floats off in space
    And I’m left here all alone again just picturin’ your face

    I always jump the gun and then that gun is jumpin’ me
    I don’t know how to be myself plus be the one you need
    I guess they got that sayin’, though, stuff happens for a reason
    But the hottest Midwest Summer heat don’t burn like Heartache Season

    I cried my eyes out when you said we’d be best just as friends
    That same old pattern toppling end over end again
    That same old question in my head, “How do you make love stay?”
    But I never learned the answer ‘cause I was a runaway

    I guess no matter what I do I’m always pickin’ wrong
    I danced that same old dance again right to that same old song
    And every time my dime’s on heads my head floats off in space
    And I’m left here all alone again just prayin’ for some grace

    Just prayin’ for a little light to get me through the night
    Just prayin’ you will change your mind and come make it alright
    I guess they got that sayin, though, stuff happens for a reason
    But the hottest Midwest Summer heat don’t burn like Heartache Season

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  • Your Last Mistake

    Your Last Mistake

    Originally published online Aug 22, 2025 & will be in the upcoming collection Photographic Memories: Nein — available here soon

    Your Last Mistake by Melodie Yvonne

    I wish that I could take it back so maybe you would stay
    I don’t know why I’m always givin’ all my love away
    But every time I make a choice I’m always pickin’ wrong
    And now my life’s a bigger dumpster fire than an old country song

    I wish that I could think back on that night without regret
    Would it have made a difference if I’d stayed instead of left
    I never know just what to do there’s just too many rules
    And now I’m left here all alone again and feelin’ like a fool

    Too many words are just too much and none are not enough
    Why can’t we just be what we are, pretendin’s too damn tough
    I’m not askin’ to be together, but why can’t we just be?
    I know you said that it was you but we both know it’s just me

    I wish that I could take it back and buy just one more day
    Just one more day of hope before you take it all away
    Just one more day of bein’ somethin’ special in your eyes
    Before I was your last mistake and you said your goodbyes

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  • Real Life With Woodpecker

    Real Life With Woodpecker

    Originally published online April 12, 2025 & in the Poetry Collaboration Sin & Skin — available on Amazon here

    ⚠️ Explicit Content Warning
    This poetry excerpt from Sin and Skin contains graphic sexual language and adult themes. Intended for mature audiences only. Reader discretion is advised.

    Real Life With Woodpecker by Melodie Yvonne

    I look at your face and my heart starts to race
    I want you so bad I can feel the embrace
    The heat of your body pressed into my skin
    And I’m achin’ for wantin’ to see you again

    I think about all of the things I would do
    And all of the depths I would crawl to please you
    Worship on my knees, speaking tongues on your skin
    I’ll be your Madonna and your favorite sin

    I’ll be everything that you want and you need
    Going out of my way to bring you ecstasy
    I’ll run my lips slowly down every inch of you
    ‘Til every inch of me is soaked right on through

    I’ll drown in your essence and then beg for more
    Life’s not worth living unless I’m your whore
    All I can dream ‘bout’s to have you inside me
    You pick the lips and the hole and just slide in

    All I can think ‘bout is letting you touch me
    All I can think about is you and me writhing
    I’d do whatever it takes just to please you
    If you’d give me the use of even just one finger

    I’ll make you so hard like no porn that you’ve seen
    Your personal fucking and sucking machine
    I’ll be there to take care of your every need
    You just say the word and I’m down on my knees

    I think about all of the things I would do
    And all of the depths I would crawl to please you
    Worship on my knees, speaking tongues on your skin
    Suck, Fuck, and repeat again and again

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  • White Pride Doesn’t Age Like Swiss Cheese

    White Pride Doesn’t Age Like Swiss Cheese

    Originally published online Sept 25, 2024 & in the collection Seed Guzzler: And Other Succubi — available here

    White Pride Doesn’t Age Like Swiss Cheese by Melodie Yvonne

    How can you be so fucking psycho? Guess you have a fucking right though
    ‘Cause this system’s fucking broken, got nothin’ left here to hope in
    I can’t even go outside ‘cause you’re so fucking triggered by
    A life here different from your own, so I can’t even call this home

    I just wanna mow my grass, grill some shit, and sit and bask
    But this minor bit of difference has you hating my existence
    You scream so fucking loud at me and I just wanted to be free
    And now I just can’t even breathe, you’ve stole the life right outta me

    I sit and dream of a fake world where I can safely be a girl
    Where I can simply go outside without your fucking crazy eyes
    Where I can plant seeds in the sun and have a tiny bit of fun
    In a fake world where dreams are true with no nightmares because of you

    You scream and scream so fucking loud, a wolf just tryin’ to blow it down
    A wolf with a bad case of rabies actin’ like a spoiled baby
    Mad ‘cause I won’t let you touch me or my kid that’s barely 18
    Mad ‘cause I don’t wanna flirt with a vapid sexist racist jerk

    I just wanna mow my grass, grill some shit, and sit and bask
    But you just wanna start a war and burn it down to tie the score
    I just wanna live my life without these constant struggles by
    an aged white man who’s broke his pride and needs to conquer all in sight

    I sit and dream of a fake world where I can safely be a girl
    Where I can simply go outside without your fucking crazy eyes
    Where I can plant seeds in the sun and have a tiny bit of fun
    In a fake world where dreams are true with no nightmares because of you

    ♥♥♥

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  • L’amore è Legge

    L’amore è Legge

    Originally published online April 25, 2024 & in the collection psalms 2000:17-24 — available on Amazon here

    L’amore è Legge by Melodie Yvonne

    Love is law in this cold house and warms my freezing skin
    He had to empty out my world, so I’d let Him back in
    I still don’t think I’m good enough to deserve all His mercy
    I just don’t know how He still loves me ‘cause I’d just turn and curse me

    Love is law inside my soul, but sometimes can’t break free
    ‘Cause my broken, lying, stupid heart has made a mess of me
    But just when I have given up and all is torn asunder
    Here HE comes again to save me crashing down on fiends like thunder

    Love is law despite my anger when I see your face
    But how can I not let it go when He gives so much grace
    I’m just so hurt and sometimes don’t think it will go away
    But the more I love the more it heals my heart a bit each day

    Love is law in this big universe all full of stars
    And sometimes I think we forget how trivial we are
    We’re tiny specs just orbiting in our own worlds together
    Blinded by our own vast egos and our own unstable weather

    Love is law is what is right, though, sometimes it’s so hard
    ‘Cause my soul is gettin’ thin and now I got some nasty scars
    And more and more I’m drowning, and just can’t hold it together
    I forget my faith, forget to love, and wanna stop forever

    But Love is Law is somehow just this thing that keeps me goin’
    Remeberin’ everybody else is hidin’ more than showin’
    Rememberin’ everybody else is somehow just like me
    We’re all tryin’ to just get by until our souls are finally free

    L’amore è legge is the only life I see worth living
    The world will die if we keep taking more than what we’re giving
    And in the end it’s not a resume that seals our fate
    It’s the love we give, how we forgive, and heal each other’s hate

    L’Amore è Legge

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  • Frivolous Things

    Frivolous Things

    Originally published online April 26, 2024 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Eight Ways to Nein — available here

    Frivolous Things by Melodie Yvonne

    I’m so fucking tired, but I can’t fucking sleep
    These memories of you play and play on repeat
    I can’t seem to get you the fuck out of my head
    And I’d give my last breath just to see you again

    The nightmare you left plays awake in my mind
    An ocean of sadness swallows time like the tide
    I’m gasping for air, but can’t leave you behind
    Drowning over and over, but still can’t fucking die

    Tell me you love me and it’s just a dream
    Scream, “That’s my jam!” & let me hear you sing
    Give back the time that I wasted in vain
    feelin’ sorry for me & my frivolous things

    How could you do this, but then how could I?
    You were such magic I thought you could fly
    No one deserved you and neither did I
    But can’t we just go back ‘stead of saying goodbye?

    Tell me you love me and it’s just a dream
    Scream, “That’s my jam!” & let me hear you sing
    Give back the time that I wasted in vain
    feelin’ sorry for me & my frivolous things

    Lord please give back the time that I wasted in vain
    feelin’ sorry for me & my frivolous things

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    ♥♥♥

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