Poetry by Melodie Yvonne

Words from a gonzoesque life in an oh so gonzoless world

Tag: Poetry

  • 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…

  • Just Driving

    The 2nd piece 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 Just Driving by Melodie Yvonne Not sure where the fuck to go, not sure what to doYou find the hard way freedom’s got a priceI don’t know if…

  • 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…

  • I Watched Too Much Stuff About The Runaways on Hulu and I Wanna Growl Too aka Everybody Can Fuck Off Except Joan Jett

    Originally published online Jan 17, 2021 & in the collection Photographic Memories: 7even — available here I Watched Too Much Stuff About The Runaways on Hulu and I Wanna Growl Too aka Everybody Can Fuck Off Except Joan Jett by Melodie Yvonne I’m not going to be what you want me to beI won’t be…

  • Death Row Seafood Fetish

    Originally published online Dec 6, 2020 & in the collection Photographic Memories: 7even — available hereThis piece can also be found in the Poetry Collaboration Sin & Skin — available on Amazon here Death Row Seafood Fetish by Melodie Yvonne Dedicated to bette. ❤️❤️❤️Everyone should be so lucky as to have a friend like her…