Poetry by Melodie Yvonne
Words from a gonzoesque life in an oh so gonzoless world
Tag: poems
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View highlights from Melodie’s live spoken word set below and keep scrolling for the event playlist that includes some phenomenal clips of Paiger! Check out the full Methlehem Release Party YouTube Playlist including phenomenal clips of Paiger’s fire set below Grab Methlehem on Amazon: amazon.com/dp/B0G38YWMXF ⚠️ Explicit Content Warning: Methelehem contains depictions of drug use,…
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Join me TONIGHT in Methlehem wsg Paiger and an UNCENSORED Poetry Open Mic: December 12, 20256-9PM 6PM Live music from Paiger7PM Methlehem reading and Q&A with Melodie8PM Uncensored Open Mic Indy Type Shop2621 Shelby St.Indianapolis, In More info: facebook.com/events/2252580268583006 Grab Methlehem on Amazon: amazon.com/dp/B0G38YWMXF ⚠️ Explicit Content Warning: Methelehem contains depictions of drug use, violence,…
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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…
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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…
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The moment has finally arrived… the Indy celebration for Methlehem is happening, and I can’t wait to finally get to celebrate this with all of you. Methlehem is gritty. It’s honest. It doesn’t flinch.It’s the torn, beating center of love, heartbreak, addiction, and survival laid out in full. These aren’t just stories, they’re survival epics……
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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…
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This piece is in the print collection Methlehem — available here Bean Soup by Melodie Yvonne A hydro strung necklace and Vicodin leashmakes me follow him quiet like a good lil leechHe follows his momma, still suckles her teatsHe’s just sweet as puddin’ as long as he feeds He’ll open my doors and hug me…
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This piece is in the print collection Methlehem — available here Join Melodie at the Methlehem Release Parties: melodieyvonnerhymes.com/events ⚠️ 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. On The Job Training by Melodie Yvonne Got a new…
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This piece is in the print collection Methlehem — available here Goodbye to Denial by Melodie Yvonne The time I found your gear was like a bullet to my gutI wondered if there’d ever be a time you’d say enoughI thought of all the lies and all the time I spent denyin’But the blinds are…
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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…
