Poetry by Melodie Yvonne
Words from a gonzoesque life in an oh so gonzoless world
Tag: life
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Originally published online March 25, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available hereThese pieces can also be found in the collection psalms 2000:17-24 — available on Amazon here Angels in Human Clothes by Melodie Yvonne Angels in human clothes walking aroundDoing sweet things though you don’t hear a soundGive their…
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This is a new one from my upcoming collection Photographic Memories: Nein — Stay tuned for release dates!!! Shop my current collections on Amazon now HERE 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’tAnd…
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Originally published online March 3, 2017 & in the print collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Sept — available here All These Wicked Things by Melodie Yvonne Empty spaces, writhing faces carried in the darknessImages that jump to life my momma swore were harmlessNow these evil faces dance again before my eyesMy scream is caught inside…
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Originally published online Nov 13, 2016 & in the print collection Photographic Memories: The Neverending Sequel — available here Pall Mall 100s In An Orange Box by Melodie Yvonne Pall mall 100s in an orange boxCarryin’ hiedi ‘cause she’s feelin lostSaddlin’ me like I’m a muleShe rides me like I’m a fool Vodka leers and…
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Originally published online Nov 10, 2016 & in the print collection Photographic Memories: The Neverending Sequel — available here I See by Melodie Yvonne I see the film grain that makes up the worldAnd the little things makin’ up youI see the struggles in everyone’s lifeAnd I see all your fears become truths I see…
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Originally published online Nov 9, 2016 & in the print collection Seed Guzzler: And Other Succubi — available here Seed Guzzler Part Deux: Ode to An Inebriated Enchantress by Melodie Yvonne Gettin’ dressed up for a night on the townMakin real sure boobs hang outta her gownSlatherin’ makeup on big bright doe eyesRemove that concealer…
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Originally published online Nov 5, 2016 & in the print collection Photographic Memories: The Neverending Sequel — available here Jeffrey’s Pipe Dream by Melodie Yvonne This is fucking real, and this is fucking happeningThese our lives that matter, and it’s time we stood for somethingUnderpaid to fight the good fight, trying to make a differenceLet…
