Poetry by Melodie Yvonne
Words from a gonzoesque life in an oh so gonzoless world
Tag: poetry reading
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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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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…
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Originally published online Oct 12, 2025 & will be in the upcoming collection Photographic Memories: Nein — available here soon Won’t You Be Neighborly by Melodie Yvonne People often say to me, why do you let them do that?How can you just stand there when that YouTube troll calls you fat?How come you don’t speak…
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Originally published online Aug 9, 2025 & will be in the upcoming collection Photographic Memories: Nein — available here soon Heartache Season by Melodie Yvonne I broke my fucking heart wide open, let it bleed for youYou held it gently for a moment then let it bleed throughI don’t know what I’m supposed to do…
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Originally published online Aug 22, 2025 & will be in the upcoming collection Photographic Memories: Nein — available here soon Your Last Mistake by Melodie Yvonne I wish that I could take it back so maybe you would stayI don’t know why I’m always givin’ all my love awayBut every time I make a choice…
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Originally published online Sept 25, 2024 & in the collection Seed Guzzler: And Other Succubi — available here White Pride Doesn’t Age Like Swiss Cheese by Melodie Yvonne How can you be so fucking psycho? Guess you have a fucking right though‘Cause this system’s fucking broken, got nothin’ left here to hope inI can’t even…
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Originally published online April 26, 2024 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Eight Ways to Nein — available here Frivolous Things by Melodie Yvonne I’m so fucking tired, but I can’t fucking sleepThese memories of you play and play on repeatI can’t seem to get you the fuck out of my headAnd I’d give my…
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Originally published online Feb 11, 2023 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Eight Ways to Nein — available here The Ceiling by Melodie Yvonne You break my fucking heart and then chastise for having feelingsYou slice my soul wide open then you yelled at me for bleedingBut still somehow I miss you and my body…
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Originally published online May 7, 2023 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Eight Ways to Nein — available hereThis piece can also be found in the print collection Seed Guzzler: And Other Succubi — available here From my newest collection Methlehem – available for preorder HERE One Fine Day by Melodie Yvonne You call it…
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Originally published online Feb 26, 2024 & will be in the upcoming collection Photographic Memories: Nein — available here soon Urban Ostrich by Melodie Yvonne I love you so much I can’t fucking sleepEyes open or shut you’re all I can seeMy fan is so old it won’t block out the soundOf my obsessive thoughts…
