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 Jan 22, 2023, in the print collection Photographic Memories: Eight Ways to Nein, and is the title piece in the upcoming collection Oxies and Roxies and Suboxies! Oh my! — available here Oxies and Roxies and Suboxies! Oh my! by Melodie Yvonne Oxies and Roxies and Suboxies! Oh my!Sometimes I think it’d…
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This piece is in the print collection Methlehem — available here Bean Soup by Melodie Yvonne A hydro strung necklace and Vicodin leashmakes me follow him quiet like a good lil leechHe follows his momma, still suckles her teatsHe’s just sweet as puddin’ as long as he feeds He’ll open my doors and hug me…
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This piece is in the print collection Methlehem — available here Join Melodie at the Methlehem Release Parties: melodieyvonnerhymes.com/events ⚠️ 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. On The Job Training by Melodie Yvonne Got a new…
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This piece is in the print collection Methlehem — 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 time I spent denyin’But the blinds are…
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Originally published online Dec 21, 2024 & will be in the upcoming print collection Oxies and Roxies and Suboxies! Oh my!: A Tornado of Love, Lust, Addiction, and Loss — available here soon The Negotiation by Melodie Yvonne The drugs work fast, but not fast enoughI just need a break enough is enough Everybody’s doing…
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This piece is in the print collection Methlehem — available here Killin’ Raven by Melodie Yvonne If you’d have come straight home from workI wouldn’t think you’re such a jerkBelieve me wasting all my timeIs not a small victimless crime If he can’t stand strong by himselfIt’s a slippery road right straight to hellSo if…
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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. Patterns by Melodie Yvonne You dragged me right on back down in itWish I had the strength to…
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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…
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This piece is in the print collection Methlehem — available here Methrouplis by Melodie Yvonne Been fucking with this guy, but he’s been gettin’ a bit boringHis dope dealer come by and I ain’t tryin’ to be a whore butMy God this fucker’s hot and I just want a bit of playWell what you know…
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This piece will be in the upcoming collection Photographic Memories: Nein — available here soon Hollow by Melodie Yvonne Drag me in the deep end and then tell me that it’s shallowAll your fucking promises are nothin’ more than hollowAnd now I’m thinkin’ those words don’t mean what you think they mean‘Cause “soon” sure don’t…
