Poetry by Melodie Yvonne

Words from a gonzoesque life in an oh so gonzoless world

Tag: rhymes

  • Year Six

    Year Six

    This piece will be in the upcoming collection Photographic Memories: Nein – available here soon Year Six Heavy bags, they sat here weightingOn my mind they’re fabricatingThat there’s some small part of you hereThat you didn’t leave out of fear I still think of what we were andWonder how I was so wrong andWonder if…

  • Poem O’Clock | Ep. 30 | Revisiting My Third Collection

    Poem O’Clock | Ep. 30 | Revisiting My Third Collection

    Welcome to Poem O’Clock! I’m really glad you’re here. In this Poetry Podcast Series each week, I’ll read 1 to 3 original poems and talk a little about where they come from, exploring the evolution of voice, experiences, and creative journey one poem at a time. We’ll move chronologically through my work, starting from my…

  • Poem O’Clock | Ep. 29 | Revisiting My Third Collection

    Poem O’Clock | Ep. 29 | Revisiting My Third Collection

    Welcome to Poem O’Clock! I’m really glad you’re here. In this Poetry Podcast Series each week, I’ll read 1 to 3 original poems and talk a little about where they come from, exploring the evolution of voice, experiences, and creative journey one poem at a time. We’ll move chronologically through my work, starting from my…

  • A Begger’s Lament

    A Begger’s Lament

    This piece will be in the upcoming collection Photographic Memories: Nein – available here soon A Begger’s Lament I’m crying out to God todayNot sure I can go onIf I wasn’t scared of HellI’d already be gone The sadness overwhelms meA thick stew of regretAnd through the tears it’s hard to seethe few things I…

  • Poem O’Clock | Ep. 28 | Revisiting My Third Collection

    Poem O’Clock | Ep. 28 | Revisiting My Third Collection

    Welcome to Poem O’Clock! I’m really glad you’re here. In this Poetry Podcast Series each week, I’ll read 1 to 3 original poems and talk a little about where they come from, exploring the evolution of voice, experiences, and creative journey one poem at a time. We’ll move chronologically through my work, starting from my…

  • Poem O’Clock | Ep. 27 | Revisiting My Third Collection

    Poem O’Clock | Ep. 27 | Revisiting My Third Collection

    Welcome to Poem O’Clock! I’m really glad you’re here. In this Poetry Podcast Series each week, I’ll read 1 to 3 original poems and talk a little about where they come from, exploring the evolution of voice, experiences, and creative journey one poem at a time. We’ll move chronologically through my work, starting from my…

  • Poem O’Clock | Ep. 26 | Revisiting My Third Collection

    Poem O’Clock | Ep. 26 | Revisiting My Third Collection

    Welcome to Poem O’Clock! I’m really glad you’re here. In this Poetry Podcast Series each week, I’ll read 1 to 3 original poems and talk a little about where they come from, exploring the evolution of voice, experiences, and creative journey one poem at a time. We’ll move chronologically through my work, starting from my…

  • Poem O’Clock | Ep. 25 | Revisiting My Second Collection

    Poem O’Clock | Ep. 25 | Revisiting My Second Collection

    Welcome to Poem O’Clock! I’m really glad you’re here. In this Poetry Podcast Series each week, I’ll read 1 to 3 original poems and talk a little about where they come from, exploring the evolution of voice, experiences, and creative journey one poem at a time. We’ll move chronologically through my work, starting from my…

  • Forget Me Not

    Forget Me Not

    This piece will be in the upcoming collection Photographic Memories: Nein – available here soon Forget Me Not I have sand in the cracks of my brain todayIt’s gritty and grinding and drives me insaneand I just don’t know what I’m gonna doIf I vacuum my brain, will it get rid of you? I wanna…

  • Poem O’Clock | Ep. 24 | Revisiting My Second Collection

    Poem O’Clock | Ep. 24 | Revisiting My Second Collection

    Welcome to Poem O’Clock! I’m really glad you’re here. In this Poetry Podcast Series each week, I’ll read 1 to 3 original poems and talk a little about where they come from, exploring the evolution of voice, experiences, and creative journey one poem at a time. We’ll move chronologically through my work, starting from my…