Poetry by Melodie Yvonne

Words from a gonzoesque life in an oh so gonzoless world

Tag: mental-health

  • Enough Rope

    Originally published online April 27, 2025 & in the print collection Methlehem — available here ⚠️ Content Warning: Mental Health, Addiction, and Suicidal IdeationTake care while reading. Support is always available at 988. Enough Rope by Melodie Yvonne Sobriety’s a fucking joke but somehow no one’s laughingAn endless lonely pit of shit that always keeps…

  • 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 inI can’t even…

  • Just Another Night aka Hey! I Hung Out With You At That House On State Street

    Originally published online Feb 18, 2021 & in the collection I Do Heroin On The Train Line So You Don’t Have To: A Hitchhiker’s Guide To My Galaxie — available here ⚠️ Explicit Content WarningThis poetry excerpt from I Do Heroin On The Train Line So You Don’t Have To contains serious subject matter relating…