Poetry by Melodie Yvonne

Words from a gonzoesque life in an oh so gonzoless world

Tag: love

  • Baby in the Corner – Tu Me Manques Edition

    This piece will be in the upcoming collection Tu Me Manques: Poèmes d’amour – available here soon Baby in the Corner by Melodie Yvonne I feel your vibes all jived with mine for only just one momentWe energized the air & now I can’t control itAnd if I do I’ll just spend all that time…

  • A Beautiful Mess Like Me – Tu Me Manques Edition

    This piece will be in the upcoming collection Tu Me Manques: Poèmes d’amour – available here soon A Beautiful Mess Like Me by Melodie Yvonne You are a beautiful mess just like meI see in your arms my safe place to be freebut we are two fools that can’t get it togetherwrithing in silence through…

  • Tu Me Manques: Poèmes d’amour Coming SOON for Valentine’s Day!

    Coming soon for Valentine’s Day, Tu Me Manques: Poèmes d’amour is a tender collection of love poems written in longing, hope, and quiet devotion. Co-authored with my favorite collaborator, Mitchell Odom, this book is for crushes, soulmates, and the ones who hold our hearts, even from afar. This project felt especially intimate to create. These…

  • Discontinued

    This piece will be in the upcoming collection Photographic Memories: Nein — available here soon Discontinued by Melodie Yvonne I still remember that way that you loved meat least I thought that’s what love was.your face when you were trying to impress me…it was just the charm you bought at the bar. You shined like…

  • Excuse me, Sir… Is There a Room Available?

    This piece will be in the upcoming collection Photographic Memories: Nein — available here soon Excuse me, Sir… Is There a Room Available? by Melodie Yvonne Is there a world where you could want me? Somewhere we could be?Is there a life where you could be here wrapped all around me?Is there somehow a little…

  • Still

    This piece will be in the upcoming collection Photographic Memories: Nein — available here soon Still by Melodie Yvonne I still think about you all of the timeYou bounce back and forth in the rooms in my mindAnd I don’t know why or if you’re there to stayBut I’m so sick of cryin’ ‘bout you…

  • Perceptions

    This piece will be in the upcoming collection Photographic Memories: Nein — available here soon Perceptions by Melodie Yvonne I thought you were twitterpated, but you thought I chargedI hoped maybe we’d find love, but your dick was just hardI thought I would get to know you, you said please don’t tellI forgave and let…

  • A You Addict – Methlehem Edition

    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 liesYou see me for the prey I am despite my strong disguiseYou let me wander only just an arm’s length out of reachAnd if I try to run away you…

  • I’d Rather Be Angry

    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 youYou was done with me before we drank that bottle throughAnd maybe I ain’t finished ‘cause I’m hopin’ you’ll turn backBut tonight feels kinda…

  • Still Stumbling

    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…