Poetry by Melodie Yvonne

Words from a gonzoesque life in an oh so gonzoless world

Tag: life

  • Run Away Home

    Originally written for Creative Writing at JCHS in October 1993 & the first piece in the print collection I Do Heroin On The Train Line So You Don’t Have To: A Hitchhiker’s Guide To My Galaxie — available here Run Away Home by Melodie Yvonne I feel so trapped. My small light floods the entire…

  • Wild

    Originally published online Feb 16, 2020 & in the collection Photographic Memories: 7even — available here Wild by Melodie Yvonne It’s hard for me to listen ‘cause your words just melt awayIt’s not for lack of tryin’, though, your eyes lead me astrayThey’re like the calm before the storm above the ocean’s wavesAnd they wane…

  • Please Stay, Go Away

    Originally published online Dec 10, 2019 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Neuf — available here Please Stay, Go Away by Melodie Yvonne I’m so friggin’ sad my heart breaks every dayI pray and I pray, but it won’t go awayAnd all of my tears they just get in the wayI just want…

  • Tired of Dreaming

    Originally published online Nov 8, 2019 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Neuf — available here Tired of Dreaming by Melodie Yvonne You were in my dream again here just the other dayI prayed to God again today to make it go away‘Cause if I just can’t have you then I’d like to…

  • Looking Away

    Originally published online Sept 1, 2019 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Neuf — available here Looking Away by Melodie Yvonne I can’t forget myself with you ‘cause there’s no telling what I’d doI just can’t look you in the eye ‘cause it’s the drug that gets me highI’m just here thinkin’ ‘bout…

  • Falling Without Sound

    Originally published online June 24, 2019 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Neuf — available here Falling Without Sound by Melodie Yvonne Even when I reach out you don’t feel meSo why would you think I’d reach out for youEven when I’m so loud you don’t see meSo why can’t I stay blind…

  • Baby in the Corner

    Originally published online May 12, 2019 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Neuf — available here Baby in the Corner by Melodie Yvonne I feel your vibes all jived with mine for just one momentWe energized the air and now I can’t control itAnd if I do I’ll just spend all that time…

  • Lovesick

    Originally published online May 11, 2019 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Neuf — available here Lovesick by Melodie Yvonne Why do I gotta be so damned lovesick like thisHopin’, prayin’, wishin’ all for just one kissYour face behind my eyes already just like thisWhy do I gotta be so damned lovesick like…

  • 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 instrumentAnd I know sometimes I play it wrongBut soon I’ll spend all my time missin’ youWonderin’ where in the hell you have gone Soon I’ll spend all my time…

  • 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 eyeWhen you’re walking around wantin’ to cryAnd sometimes it seems like this world just don’t get youWell, don’t worry, baby, this world…