Poetry by Melodie Yvonne
Words from a gonzoesque life in an oh so gonzoless world
Tag: spoken word
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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…
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Originally published online Feb 13, 2019 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Neuf — available here You On Repeat by Melodie Yvonne I loved your heart there from the start but soon we came undoneWe drank and raged most every day until it wasn’t funBut if we could erase history and relive it…
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Originally published online Jan 14, 2019 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Neuf — available here Come Back Home by Melodie Yvonne How can it be over when it never really started?But if it’s still not over how come I’m here brokenhearted?How could you just leave me in the spotlight all alone?I would…
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Originally published online Jan 11, 2019 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Neuf — available here We Are All by Melodie Yvonne We are all brokenBut we are all fixedWe are all patched upBut our parts are all mixed We are all happyBut we are all sadWe are all apatheticBut we are all…
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Originally published online Jan 10, 2019 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Neuf — available here Taking A Swim by Melodie Yvonne Swimming in a sea of endless negativityI’m drowningCrying and praying for just a breath of airWishing you had dug a little just until you found meBut I had to save myself…
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Originally published online Jan 9, 2019 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Neuf — available here Passin’ Time by Melodie Yvonne Everything is quiet in this big old empty houseJust the ticking of the clock echoes my heartThere’s a cold draft creepin’ in that chills me right down to the boneAnd I’m wondering…
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Originally published online Dec 28, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available here Worlds Apart by Melodie Yvonne I never said I was mad at you for all the things you didn’t doI don’t know how you broke my heart when we was always worlds apartI don’t know how there’s…
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Originally published online Dec 21, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available hereThis piece can also be found in the collection psalms 2000:17-24 — available on Amazon here Doubt by Melodie Yvonne It really feels quite lonelyQuite a bit like I’m a phonyAnd somehow it feels like I’m just chasing…
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Originally published online Nov 23, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available hereThis piece can also be found in the collection psalms 2000:17-24 — available on Amazon here He Carries Me by Melodie Yvonne Loves not gone it’s just enfoldedAnd it comes when it supposed toThough sometimes I just don’t…
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Originally published online Dec 23, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available here Silent Echoes by Melodie Yvonne All those words come back on me but I still gotta set them freeOr else they bounce ‘round in my head and echo all the things you said An echo of how…
