Poetry by Melodie Yvonne

Words from a gonzoesque life in an oh so gonzoless world

Tag: Oxies and Roxies and Suboxies! Oh my!

  • 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…

  • Oxies and Roxies and Suboxies! Oh my!

    Originally published online Jan 22, 2023, in the print collection Photographic Memories: Eight Ways to Nein, and is the title piece in the upcoming collection Oxies and Roxies and Suboxies! Oh my! — available here Oxies and Roxies and Suboxies! Oh my! by Melodie Yvonne Oxies and Roxies and Suboxies! Oh my!Sometimes I think it’d…

  • The Negotiation

    Originally published online Dec 21, 2024 & will be in the upcoming print collection Oxies and Roxies and Suboxies! Oh my!: A Tornado of Love, Lust, Addiction, and Loss — available here soon The Negotiation by Melodie Yvonne The drugs work fast, but not fast enoughI just need a break enough is enough Everybody’s doing…

  • Patterns

    This piece is in the print collection Methlehem — available here ⚠️ Explicit Content WarningThis poetry excerpt from Methlehem contains drug usage, graphic sexual language, and adult themes. Intended for mature audiences only. Reader discretion is advised. Patterns by Melodie Yvonne You dragged me right on back down in itWish I had the strength to…

  • The Morning After Pill

    This piece is in the print collection Methlehem — available here The Morning After Pill by Melodie Yvonne I panic but fake calm while he lays stretched out on the benchHe slips away in front of me his eyes close inch by inchYou can rest, but you can’t sleep, you gotta stay awakeNot sure if…

  • Itching

    This piece will be in the upcoming collection Photographic Memories: Nein — available here soon Itching by Melodie Yvonne Itching all over thoughts randomly flop to you again tonightRememberin’ back to long ago us dancin’ through the nightGave our girl my ring and names on that ole piece of riceDon’t know now just how I’ll…