Poetry by Melodie Yvonne
Words from a gonzoesque life in an oh so gonzoless world
Tag: poem
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Originally published online Feb 12, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available here You and Me by Melodie Yvonne I’m tasting blue Fla•Vor•IceAnd I taste summerThese little delusionsMake it seem funner And yes I’m awareIt should be “more” not “er”But I wish we could go backTo the children we were…
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Originally published online Feb 7, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available here Confusion in Repeat by Melodie Yvonne I don’t know how I feel anymoreAbout this world we live inI don’t know what to do most daysBut I am not going to give inStill most times I’ve lost hopeAll…
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Originally published online Jan 28, 2018 & in the print collection Seed Guzzler: And Other Succubi — available here Seed Guzzler Part Six Feet Under the Bridge: The Trip Trapping Troll by Melodie Yvonne Your words fall not on deafened earsIn fact I hear them loud and clearIt’s just I don’t hear what you’re sendingI…
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Originally published online Jan 29, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available here Something to Tell You by Melodie Yvonne Now I’ve got something to tell you I just can’t explainThis truth it eats away at me and rots away my brain I just feel I’m suffocatingIn this life I…
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Originally published online Jan 9, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available here Lost Human Race by Melodie Yvonne I’m lost in a soup of confusion and sadness that melts away my mind until dawnI’m lost here ‘tween tryin to stay sane and just madness and I’m doin’ everything wrongAnd…
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Originally published online Jan 14, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available here Cold Concrete Home by Melodie Yvonne Sittin’ here listenin’ to industrial cricketsFolks walkin’ ‘round like they’re lost on a missionAnd I never wanted to be stuck here this wayBut here I sit, here I live, here I…
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On November 1, 2024, Melodie Yvonne performed a moving live poetry set during the #SwiftCitySessions Pop-Ups outside the Indiana Repertory Theatre in Indianapolis. The outdoor event featured local poets and musicians sharing their work in an intimate, open-air setting as part of the #TaylorSwift weekend festivities. Check out the recap of Melodie’s live set below.…
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Originally published online Dec 27, 2017 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Sept — available here How Am I Gonna Forget ‘Bout You by Melodie Yvonne Bent and broken, ripped and tornI forgot what love is forUnattended and abusedMaybe just a little usedThen I see you standing thereAnd suddenly you’re all I careThen…
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Originally published online Dec 25, 2017 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Sept — available here Awake by Melodie Yvonne I’m not sure if I’ll sleep againIt’s still so hard to be your friendAnd oh so how I long to touch youThere’s just no one else above you I’m not sure if I’ll…
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Originally published online Dec 10, 2017 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Sept — available here #metoo? by Melodie Yvonne Pretending I’m in outerspaceSo I don’t have to see your faceThose leering eyes look down at meI’ve lost all hope you’ll set me free You drove me out too far from homeWay further…
