Poetry by Melodie Yvonne

Words from a gonzoesque life in an oh so gonzoless world

Tag: writing

  • Perceptions

    This piece will be in the upcoming collection Photographic Memories: Nein — available here soon Perceptions by Melodie Yvonne I thought you were twitterpated, but you thought I chargedI hoped maybe we’d find love, but your dick was just hardI thought I would get to know you, you said please don’t tellI forgave and let…

  • All My Fault – Methlehem Edition

    This piece can be found in the print collection Methlehem — available here All My Fault by Melodie Yvonne All you are is all my faultYou’re just an endless pit of wantAnd if I ever did forget youYou’d be dead no one to let you All you are is all my faultYou blame me for…

  • Broken – Methlehem Edition

    Available in the print collection Methlehem — available here Broken by Melodie Yvonne I’m so fucking broken that I can’t even breatheThis constant bullshit pressure has got me on my kneesI only need one person to keep their fucking wordbut a giant bullshit symphony is all I’ve ever heard I’m so fucking broken I can’t…

  • Looks Like You – Methlehem Edition

    This piece can be found in the print collection Methlehem — available here Looks Like You by Melodie Yvonne Looks like you’re having a comfortable ride in that car that I built for twoLooks like you’re having an easy time, though, that seat wasn’t made for you You’ve taken advantage of my little life and…

  • A You Addict – Methlehem Edition

    This piece is in the print collection Methlehem — available here A You Addict by Melodie Yvonne You weave a politician’s tapestry of charm and liesYou see me for the prey I am despite my strong disguiseYou let me wander only just an arm’s length out of reachAnd if I try to run away you…

  • I’d Rather Be Angry

    This piece will be in the upcoming collection Photographic Memories: Nein — available here soon I’d Rather Be Angry by Melodie Yvonne Drinkin’ that tequila that I did that night with youYou was done with me before we drank that bottle throughAnd maybe I ain’t finished ‘cause I’m hopin’ you’ll turn backBut tonight feels kinda…

  • Join Me in Methlehem wsg Paiger at Indy Type Shop Dec 12!

    The moment has finally arrived… the Indy celebration for Methlehem is happening, and I can’t wait to finally get to celebrate this with all of you. Methlehem is gritty. It’s honest. It doesn’t flinch.It’s the torn, beating center of love, heartbreak, addiction, and survival laid out in full. These aren’t just stories, they’re survival epics……

  • 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…

  • Oxies and Roxies and Suboxies! Oh my!

    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…

  • Bean Soup

    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…