Poetry by Melodie Yvonne

Words from a gonzoesque life in an oh so gonzoless world

  • It’s All Good, I’m Fine

    It’s All Good, I’m Fine

    This piece is a part of the print collection Methlehem — available here

    It’s All Good, I’m Fine by Melodie Yvonne

    I feel so fucking foolish and you’re so far outta line
    You cut me off just like a whore once you had a good time
    I promise I was never tryin’ to be your Valentine
    But it’s all good, I’m used to it, just move along, I’m fine

    I don’t know why I cleaned up every single mess you made
    I don’t know why I let you take so much more than you gave
    I don’t know why I always feel that I’m just in the way
    And I really don’t know why I still just wish that you would stay

    I feel so fucking foolish you just led me on again
    You always seem so caring when you’re tryin’ to get it in
    I guess somehow I knew, though, how the fuck this all would end
    But it’s all good, I’m used to it, yeah that’s fine, we’re friends

    Maybe I will learn this time and finally let you go
    Maybe I will try to get through this without Patron
    Maybe this and maybe that and maybe I don’t know
    But it’s all good, I’m used to it, maybe I’ll let you go

    ♥♥♥

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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 prohibited. Questions? Contact Melodie HERE

  • Release Parties Galore: Join Melodie in Methlehem wsg Paiger and an UNCENSORED Poetry Open Mic!

    Release Parties Galore: Join Melodie in Methlehem wsg Paiger and an UNCENSORED Poetry Open Mic!

    It’s finally happening — the Methlehem release parties are here, and I can’t believe I finally get to celebrate this with all of you.

    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’re honest — the kind that stick with you long after the last page.

    If you’ve been waiting, watching, or cheering me on, now’s the time to come out and be part of it.
    Join me, grab a copy, hang out, and let Methlehem take you on the ride it was always meant to be.

    Join Melodie in Methlehem wsg Paiger and an UNCENSORED Poetry Open Mic:

    December 07, 2025 – 4-7PM – Bear Creek Events, 43 N Pike St, Vernon, In
    December 12, 2025 – 6-9PM – Indy Type Shop, 2621 Shelby St, Indianapolis, In

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

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  • Mercy

    Mercy

    Originally published online Aug 24, 2025 & in the print collection Methlehem — available here

    Mercy by Melodie Yvonne

    Red tears fell down from your face while I prayed for a savior
    Brushed the hair back from your brow and breathed it’s your one favor
    Don’t know how I found you but I’m hopin’ you’re not lost
    ‘Cause rippin’ my heart open always comes with such a cost

    Tore my soul wide open while the highway lines flashed by
    Held myself together so you wouldn’t see me cry
    Don’t know what to do now ‘sides just wait for you to leave me
    It’s ok, though, I know how it goes but it still don’t go easy

    Crimson soaked and sticky my hands grip tight on the wheel
    Tryin’ to not let go and just tryin’ not to feel
    ‘Cause your goin’ too fast, but you keep tellin’ me to stop
    And I just wanna get back home before we’re spotted by the cops

    Gently wipin’ rust-stained skin while you whisper you love me
    Don’t think you know who I am you wrap yourself around me
    Driftin’ in and outta dreams I know that you don’t mean it
    But we’re sewn together now and fallin’ more than 6ft in it

    Don’t know what to do now and I don’t know what to say
    Every time I close my eyes I still just see your face
    Crimson soaked and sticky I’m still grippin’ on that wheel
    Still just tryin’ not to let go and just tryin’ not to feel

    Hopin that you’ll come back but hopin you’ll set me free
    ‘Cause ‘less you’re gonna fix me you can’t make a mess of me
    And I know I should run away cause you’re just gonna hurt me
    but now we’re all sewn together ‘neath the glowing lights of Mercy

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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 prohibited. Questions? Contact Melodie HERE

  • 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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    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

  • 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

    ♥♥♥

    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

  • 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

    ♥♥♥

    If you’re struggling, please don’t go through it alone.
    📞 Call or text 988 (US) for free and confidential support 24/7.
    💻 More resources at 988lifeline.org

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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

  • 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.

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

    Grab a signed copy: melodieyvonne.com/product/methlehem-signed

    Release party info HERE: melodieyvonnerhymes.com/events

  • 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

    ♥♥♥

    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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  • 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

    ♥♥♥

    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:
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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

    ♥♥♥

    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