Poetry by Melodie Yvonne
Words from a gonzoesque life in an oh so gonzoless world
Tag: poet
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Originally published online May 22, 2016 & in the print collection Photographic Memories: The Neverending Sequel — available here Wishing On Your Stars by Melodie Yvonne When I wish upon your starsI’m wishing on those way up far The ones up over yours and my headMe at my home, and you in your bed Is that…
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Originally published online May 22, 2016 & in the print collection Photographic Memories: The Neverending Sequel — available here Silent Wishes by Melodie Yvonne This monotony of me on meis not enough to set me free My mind is still so fucking frantic,and I’m still so very heartsick Why can’t I just not be sober‘til this…
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Originally published May 8, 2016 & in the print collection Photographic Memories: The Neverending Sequel — available here Dedicated to Nel Hoon and all the strong mothers out there all over the world For Momma by Melodie Yvonne Momma I write this for you on your day,although you may not feel like reading I just wanna thank…
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Originally published online May 4, 2016 & in the print collection Photographic Memories: The Neverending Sequel — available here The Sorry Girl by Melodie Yvonne The sorry girl’s sorry even when she’s silentThe sorry girl doesn’t say goodbyeThe sorry girl knows everything’s her faultWhen they look her in the eyes and lie She sits in the…
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Originally published online Mar 30, 2016 & in the print collection Photographic Memories: Meet me in the Middle — available here I just realized the Love we lost would have been 18 this year… all grown up ❤ This is dedicated to her and my beautiful Hazie. I know you don’t have internet out there, Hazie,…
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Originally published online April 26, 2016 & in the print collection Photographic Memories: The Neverending Sequel — available here Material Lord by Melodie Yvonne This hometown feeling’s a pit in my soulIt keeps me reeling and ready to goAn illegal alien to all those I knowThey watch and they gasp at my mobile freakshow Feed me…
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Originally published online April 8, 2016 & in the print collection Photographic Memories: The Neverending Sequel — available here A Preemptive Strike by Melodie Yvonne I’m the one that’s walkin’ awayI don’t wanna think of you every dayI don’t wanna picture those words you’ll sayIf the universe suddenly goes my way This time I’m gonna walk…
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Originally published online April 6, 2016 & in the print collection Photographic Memories: Meet me in the Middle — available here I Own Me by Melodie Yvonne All this time it’s been my heartinside breaking mine.All these years it’s been myselfas enemy I find.All this sadness, all this ragethat tears myself apart,I did this and I…
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Originally published online Mar 26, 2016 & in the print collection Photographic Memories: The Neverending Sequel — available here Seed Guzzler by Melodie Yvonne Anxiety is quite sadisticHide my bullshit in these limericks Let it out to keep my heart saneNeed a shield for all this mind rain One foot in and one foot out ofReality…
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Originally published online Mar 26, 2016 & in the print collection Photographic Memories: The Neverending Sequel — available here Ode to a Freezing Valentine’s Day by Melodie Yvonne How can you be so cruel,when my heart’s lying there on the floor? How come you just can’t see,this realio trulio heart in me? I went naked where…
