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 Sept 14, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available here Everybody’s Got the Right to Not Drop the Mic by Melodie Yvonne Written with love for Iconoclast Open Mic Poetry at the Irving Theater ❤ ❤ ❤A huge thanks to Devon Ginn for humoring and helping me…
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Originally published online Sept 13, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available here My Shower Song by Melodie Yvonne Sometimes when I shower I think I’ve got the powerTo sing the notes as loud as one can sing themBut somehow even solo I get shy when I miss one noteAnd…
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Originally published online Sept 12, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available here Goodbye to Denial by Melodie Yvonne The time I found your gear was like a bullet to my gutI wondered if there’d ever be a time you’d say enoughI thought of all the lies and all the…
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Originally published online Sept 5, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available here Atomic by Melodie Yvonne You made me CinderellaBut you forgot my shoeYou left me way past midnightStuck not knowing what to doYou made my every dream for realExcept the one ‘bout youAnd now I’m sittin’ here aloneJust…
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Originally published online Sept 2, 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 Eternal Love by Melodie Yvonne I love you with every ounce of meI love you because you set me freeNever have to…
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Originally published online Aug 30, 2018 & in the collection Photographic Memories: Deux Mille Dix-Huit — available here Stuck Like Glue by Melodie Yvonne My love for you is like the glueThat holds the tides tight to the moonAnd all these days that fly on byWill never get a wanderin’ eye I try and try…
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Originally published online Aug 11, 2018 & in the print collection Seed Guzzler: And Other Succubi — available here Seed Guzzler Part Mine: I Gave Eight and Owe Me One by Melodie Yvonne Neglect for seeing others waysIs how you run them all awaySee just because you’re kinda smarterDoesn’t get you any farther And you…
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Originally published online Aug 10, 2018 & in the print collection Seed Guzzler: And Other Succubi — available here Seed Guzzler Part Ate is Enough by Melodie Yvonne You’ve got a list of your fake friendsThat scrolls and scrolls and never endsBut you’ve just gotta get some more‘Cause love don’t count lest you’re adored Your…
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Originally published online Aug 1, 2018 & in the print collection Seed Guzzler: And Other Succubi — available here Seed Guzzler part Seventh Heaven: A Pretty Girl is Like a Malady by Melodie Yvonne He should really be ashamedFor playing games with peoples brainsHe’s just a lil succubusMisogynistic blunderbuss He’s fake as fuck and’ll pass…
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Originally published online Dec 28, 2017 & in the print collection Seed Guzzler: And Other Succubi — available here Seed Guzzler Part Five Inch Nails: The Manicured Methiah by Melodie Yvonne There once was a girl with a big strand of pearlsShoved real far right on up in her assShe thought she was better than…
