Poetry by Melodie Yvonne

Words from a gonzoesque life in an oh so gonzoless world

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Poetry by Melodie Yvonne

  • Just One More Night

    Originally published online May 31, 2019 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Neuf — available here Just One More Night by Melodie Yvonne You’re like a drug and I can’t get enoughYour face etched a place in my brainMy thoughts are all rotating right around youWhen you near me my heart goes insane…

  • Baby in the Corner

    Originally published online May 12, 2019 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Neuf — available here Baby in the Corner by Melodie Yvonne I feel your vibes all jived with mine for just one momentWe energized the air and now I can’t control itAnd if I do I’ll just spend all that time…

  • Lovesick

    Originally published online May 11, 2019 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Neuf — available here Lovesick by Melodie Yvonne Why do I gotta be so damned lovesick like thisHopin’, prayin’, wishin’ all for just one kissYour face behind my eyes already just like thisWhy do I gotta be so damned lovesick like…

  • Love For Today

    Originally published online May 11, 2019 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Neuf — available here Love For Today by Melodie Yvonne You don’t have to give me the worldJust please don’t take it awayYou don’t have to tell me you love meIf there’s no love there’s nothin’ to say You don’t have…

  • LIVE Poetry from Melodie

    Hey, Friends! Thank you all again so much for sticking with me during my posting overload as I transfer all of my poetry to this wonderful new site! Your amazing support means everything to me… it’s a lot less lonely having you all along for the ride. Ever yours,Melodie Yvonne 🎧 Check out the up…

  • Understated

    Originally published online March 16, 2019 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Neuf — available here Understated by Melodie Yvonne My frustration here is understatedBut I’m so tired of being beratedI just want that piece of pieThat got everyone else here high I’m sick of being not quite realIt’s not fair I don’t…

  • Make the Night

    Originally published online April 19, 2019 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Neuf — available here Make the Night by Melodie Yvonne I’m lost inside and don’t know whyAnd it just breaks my heartI look and look most every dayBut still I fall apart I spin around in circlesAll the while just standing…

  • Tryin’ to Forgive You

    Originally published online March 22, 2019 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Neuf — available hereThis piece can also be found in the print collection Seed Guzzler: And Other Succubi — available here Tryin’ to Forgive You by Melodie Yvonne I hope somebody ruins your lifeThe way you fucked up mineI hope you…

  • All I Am is All I Was

    Originally published online March 30, 2019 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Neuf — available here All I Am is All I Was by Melodie Yvonne Sometimes you’re still all I see when I close my eyesSometimes all these thoughts of you just keep me paralyzedI don’t know why it’s been so long…

  • Rain Check

    Originally published online March 2, 2019 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Neuf — available hereThis piece can also be found in the collection psalms 2000:17-24 — available on Amazon here Rain Check by Melodie Yvonne A rain check on my moral gainWill not be good another dayYou grow & learn & let…