Poetry by Melodie Yvonne

Words from a gonzoesque life in an oh so gonzoless world

Tag: short story

  • Chestnut and 4th

    Originally published online Feb 5, 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 Chestnut and 4th by Melodie Yvonne Down deep in this shady motel on the corner of Chestnut and 4thThe walls move 24 hours a…

  • 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…

  • Run Away Home

    Originally written for Creative Writing at JCHS in October 1993 & the first piece in the print collection I Do Heroin On The Train Line So You Don’t Have To: A Hitchhiker’s Guide To My Galaxie — available here Run Away Home by Melodie Yvonne I feel so trapped. My small light floods the entire…

  • Old Town Shuffle –  A Small Taste of My Upcoming Release, Methlehem

    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 I just wanted to pop in and share a brand new reading of “Old Town Shuffle” from my upcoming book, Methlehem, a collection inspired…

  • Outside the Walls

    Originally written Oct 5, 1993 & published on Photographic Melodie — view here Outside the Walls by Melodie Yvonne(Originally written for Creative Writing at JCHS in October 1993) As I walk out my door, I feel the same as any other time.  I know that when I leave the security of my home I must,…