Poetry by Melodie Yvonne

Words from a gonzoesque life in an oh so gonzoless world

Tag: short story

  • Still Stumbling

    Originally published online Dec 14, 2023 & in the collection I Do Heroin On The Train Line So You Don’t Have To: A Hitchhiker’s Guide To My Galaxie Extended Edition — available here Still Stumbling by Melodie Yvonne(“STILL TUMBLING” IS THE SEQUEL TO “STUMBLING UP THE MOUNTAIN“) One time this boy, one of the most…

  • Payin’ the Rent

    This piece is in the print collection Methlehem — available here ⚠️ Explicit Content WarningThis poetry excerpt from Methlehem contains drug usage, graphic sexual language and adult themes. Intended for mature audiences only. Reader discretion is advised. Payin’ the Rent aka Save Some Cash Ride A Slum Lord by Melodie Yvonne Three Foot Frank got…

  • Photographic Malady

    Originally published online Feb 13, 2017 & 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 Photographic Malady by Melodie Yvonne The length of three songs. It’s like a heartbeat in time, but it passes in slow motion. The band…

  • Ode to The Beginning of The End

    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 Ode to The Beginning of The End by Melodie Yvonne Am I too far gone to make it, too late to be saved?Will I…

  • Stumbling Up The Mountain

    Originally published online March 15, 2017 & 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 Stumbling Up The Mountain by Melodie Yvonne I find it amazing how some people can affect us in such fundamental ways in the blink…

  • 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…