Poetry by Melodie Yvonne

Words from a gonzoesque life in an oh so gonzoless world

Tag: poem

  • Ambivalence

    Originally published online April 29, 2021 & in the collection Photographic Memories: 7even — available here Ambivalence by Melodie Yvonne I don’t wanna die, but I don’t wanna liveI’m so fucking tired I’ve got nothin’ to giveI just want it over, just want it to endI’m breakin’ ’cause I got no room left to bend…

  • Stumbling Up The Mountain

    Originally published online March 15, 2017 & 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 Stumbling Up The Mountain by Melodie Yvonne I find it amazing how some people can affect us in such fundamental ways in the blink…

  • Cold Concrete Cage

    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 Cold Concrete Cage by Melodie Yvonne Sittin’ here listenin’ to industrial cricketsFolks walkin’ ‘round like they’re lost on a missionAnd I never wanted to…

  • Old Town Shuffle

    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 Old Town Shuffle by Melodie Yvonne Everything’s real quiet as we sit in the carWe’re a little down the road, but not very farHow…

  • 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…

  • The Ballad of Hayden Pike

    Originally published online Feb 12, 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 material relating to drugs…

  • A Reprieve

    Originally published online Feb 12, 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 A Reprieve by Melodie Yvonne Time for us to take another little trip down southWe gotta take a trip to get to tripWe’re making…

  • The Lion’s Den Sprint

    Originally published online Dec 10, 2020 & 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 The Lion’s Den Sprint by Melodie Yvonne 80 down a back road way out in BFEWe’re goin’ awful fast for never gonna leaveThe headlights…

  • Tri-County Neighborhood

    Originally published online Nov 24, 2020 & 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 Tri-County Neighborhood by Melodie Yvonne Drive town to town lookin’ for food to calm the drugs down in our stomachsWe take what we get…

  • The Honeymoon Is Definitely Over

    Originally published online Feb 2, 2021 & in the collection Photographic Memories: 7even — available here The Honeymoon Is Definitely Over by Melodie Yvonne Sittin’ here waitin’ and wonderin’ what’s nextI’m tryin’ to stay clean, but my life’s still a messI feel like I’m stuck, super glued into placeI look in the mirror and don’t…