“I bet if we dusted her heart for finger prints we would only find yours” what a beautiful way to be able to express bitterness but not hate. People think the two always go hand in hand but that’s not necessarily true.
I relate to this poem. I've been there. Letting go is hard especially when the one you love love's somebody else. But god makes a way. These are just growing pains
@@madikobekotsedi1163 I had to let go of someone who I loved with every single cell in my body. Memories are still there haunting me. Still feel her next to me still smell her. I hate it. LOVE SUCKS
what i love about these poems. Rudy in particular, is that they have millions of views but I know for a fact that it’s the same few thousand of people coming back again.
The first time I watched this, it was 3:30 a.m. and I had just gotten my heart broken for the first time. This resonated with every part of me that was hurting, every part but just wanted to let go of this and not feel anything anymore. It made me sob like a little kid and helped me heal, helped me prepare for the coming day. Thank you for sharing with the world this beautiful piece of art.
it's been almost a year since you've left. i remember the first time i listened to this poem, i cried and cried and cried. i think i played it nearly every single day from then on, and cried each time, varying between gut-wrenching sobs to silent tears. writing this today, it's been a while since i've listened to this poem. i cried, of course, but these tears feel different. these tears feel like healing. i am waiting for the day i can listen to this poem, not shed a single tear, and can only remember you as a distant memory.
I hope this pain is gone for you, I hope you can finally watch this video without a single tear and I hope when you think of them it really is just a memory now
Ouch. 😢 Always speaking to the deep parts of my pain that lay hidden in drawer never to be found.. until you write them on paper and speak the words right through me.
"there is nothing logical about cutting off the most important part of yourself and then putting them inside of hands that shake, that trembles, that crack like a Haitian sidewalk"
his book is becoming my absolute favourite book of poetry. he is phenomenal. I wish he would do an audiobook so I can hear all this passion off the pages.
Scars One, if I could, I would nail these hands to the edges of stars I would sacrifice this body to the sky, hoping to resurrect someone that’s spiteful enough to not care about you anymore. Two, staple me to a cross. Pierce my side with a broken promise and I will bleed all the crippled reasons why you deserve one more chance. Three, loving you was the last thing that I was really good at. Four, you wanna know how I got these scars. Well, I ripped every last piece of you out of my smile. Five, I whispered you stardust. Six, I spoke you into sunflowers. Seven, I dipped my hands in forever, I touched you infinity, treated you as if you were the last molecule of oxygen inside of a gas chamber; I was good to you. Eight. You wanna know how I got these scars? Well, I swallowed my pride and then it clawed it’s way out of my mouth and Nine, I realized that I was never really your boyfriend, I guess I was really just your height man. Ten, I hope your next boyfriend gets small pox. Ten Yes I said small pox. Ten, I hate you. ten, I miss you. ten, but I still love you. ten, it’s hard for me to count when I get emotional. Ten I heard that over 90%, 90% of human interaction is not verbal..so.. Ten, if I could, I would tie your arms to a day dream and then auction you off to my fondest memories. To the new boyfriend To the random dude who started dating my ex girlfriend two days after we broke up (yes, I read that on facebook). When I saw that you were in a relationship with the girl that I thought I would someday spend the rest of my life with, I walked outside. I said to myself, “There’s no way Ashton Kutcher is gonna catch me off guard.” I waited 45 minutes and then I realized, there hasn’t been a new episode of “punked” in almost three years, so I guess I’m the only practical joke in this entire situation. One: The first time I saw you and her in a picture, I wanted to take my entire arm, shove it inside of the computer and snatch the happiness right off of your face. Two, if I ever see you in the street, I’m probably going to punch you in the throat. I apologize in advance. Three, I’m sorry for hating you so much. And I know that it makes no sense to have this much anger toward a man that I have never met face to face, but my definition of love is being robbed in an alley 8 times in a row and hoping there’s something about today that makes all of this different. There is nothing logical about cutting off the most important parts of yourself then putting them inside hands that shake, that tremble, that crack like a hatian sidewalk. Four, there is nothing rational about love. Love stutters when it gets nervous, love trips over its own shoelaces. Love is clumsy, and my heart doesn’t wear a helmet. Four, cupid is fucking irresponsible, and I’m tired of him using me for target practice. Five, I was told that time would heal all wounds. But what exactly do you do on days when it feels like the hands on your clock have arthritis? Six, she always wore her heart on her sleeve. So tell me, why do you look so familiar? Seven, I think I’ve seen you somewhere in her smile. Eight, I think I’ve heard you in her laughter, I bet if we dusted her heart for fingerprints, we would only find yours. Nine, you see I have this envelope, I carry it with me all the time, it’s full of all the butterflies I felt the first time she relaxed the velcro on her lips and smiled in my direction. Most of them are still alive. I can still feel their wings through the paper. I suppose these belong to you, too.”
Rudy is one of the most captivating and impactful poets I have ever heard. His loud presence mixed with his emotions artfully verbalized creates something I have never seen or witnessed before; his work is indescribably brilliant.
I always find myself coming back to Rudy's video's whenever I'm struggling. Somehow his words always make me feel better. Even this many years later and hearing them hundreds of times.
I can never understand why people don't see it coming he's got so much love and passion for this woman and clearly she didn't give a damn how can you not see that coming
“Amar você foi a última coisa em que me senti realmente bem”. Desde que esse verso fez sentido pra mim pela primeira vez, em 2017, nunca mais deixou de fazer.😢
You truly have a gift Rudy, i was utterly captivated by your words i felt like i was in the room while you were recording this, Please never stop writing and expressing yourself, the world needs power like this to survive .
this guy is dead ass my favorite poet i'm so fucking attracted by the common ground between the clever jokes and the effortless wordplay that feels so romanticizing and easily relatable there was not a moment my mind wandered and that my man is impressive you are a talented god damn person
This man is a real man.. speaking his truth of compassion and heartbreak... more men need to feel as deep as him.. I could relate to everything in this poem... and his words except obvisously in reverse
Just found out my boyfriend cheated and lied about it for two weeks, while he continued our relationship like nothing happened. I can’t even sleep in my room anymore because all I can remember is how he slept like a baby in my bed knowing what he did to me. This piece helped so much more than he could ever understand.
I love this poem so much, I loved it before I could relate and even more so now that I can Rudy, thank you. For putting these feelings into words for me
my favorite poem from the first day i watched it. helped me get through so many things,, and i bought his book ‘helium’ :) love you button poetry & rudy francisco
I fell inlove with a sorry ass fuckboy dressed as a loving good man.... This poem made me cry softly and beat myself up for still wanting him...im human
Read this poem and more in Rudy's fantastic book, Helium: bit.ly/rudyfhelium
"loving you was the last thing i felt really good at"
Nourhane Atmani agreed! Impactful
that shit hit me so damn hard
Felt that!
This line pulled at my heart’s strings much harder than I was prepared for
On god im playing that part baxk to back stuck like wtff deep
“I bet if we dusted her heart for finger prints we would only find yours” what a beautiful way to be able to express bitterness but not hate. People think the two always go hand in hand but that’s not necessarily true.
I thought the same thing as well.
I relate to this poem. I've been there. Letting go is hard especially when the one you love love's somebody else. But god makes a way. These are just growing pains
@@madikobekotsedi1163 I had to let go of someone who I loved with every single cell in my body. Memories are still there haunting me. Still feel her next to me still smell her. I hate it. LOVE SUCKS
Can you explain it please????
That part made my chest cringe… I felt that
'Cupid is fucking irresponsible and I'm tired of him using me for target practice'..... that hit deep 😫
no really tho
I did not give consent for you to touch my soul, sir. Touch it, you did however.
Prentiss Robinson ditto
He did snitch on us tho
what i love about these poems. Rudy in particular, is that they have millions of views but I know for a fact that it’s the same few thousand of people coming back again.
true! i keep coming back.
There was no need to call us out
Absolutely true! ❤
I’ve been coming back since I was 17. I’m 23 now.
What a gift to be able to articulate human emotion so vividly.. I love Rudy.
Whenever I am going through a writers block I come back to this video. Reminds me how powerful spoken word is. Will probably forever be my favourite
He made me cry and laugh in the most vulnerable way possible.
"But the definition of love is being robed in an alley 8 times in a row and hoping there is something about today that makes all of this different!"
The first time I watched this, it was 3:30 a.m. and I had just gotten my heart broken for the first time. This resonated with every part of me that was hurting, every part but just wanted to let go of this and not feel anything anymore. It made me sob like a little kid and helped me heal, helped me prepare for the coming day. Thank you for sharing with the world this beautiful piece of art.
It would get better and ik it has been 2 years but it always get's better
I’m here now...😞
Bro I’m just watching this and it’s 4:30 am
it's been almost a year since you've left.
i remember the first time i listened to this poem, i cried and cried and cried. i think i played it nearly every single day from then on, and cried each time, varying between gut-wrenching sobs to silent tears. writing this today, it's been a while since i've listened to this poem. i cried, of course, but these tears feel different. these tears feel like healing.
i am waiting for the day i can listen to this poem, not shed a single tear, and can only remember you as a distant memory.
I hope this pain is gone for you, I hope you can finally watch this video without a single tear and I hope when you think of them it really is just a memory now
It’s so powerful, you may still have the tears but always for different reasons, no shame in it!
Ouch. 😢 Always speaking to the deep parts of my pain that lay hidden in drawer never to be found.. until you write them on paper and speak the words right through me.
"there is nothing logical about cutting off the most important part of yourself and then putting them inside of hands that shake, that trembles, that crack like a Haitian sidewalk"
Rudy. Your words are beautiful.
"Love is clumsy and my heart refuses to wear a helmet." Oh my!!!!!
his book is becoming my absolute favourite book of poetry. he is phenomenal. I wish he would do an audiobook so I can hear all this passion off the pages.
BLGhomiie you can buy his audio cds and get the digital copy.
Dora Milaje I didn’t know he had an audio CD! where? button store?
I got it from a website called Bandcamp a while back. Google it.
Scars
One, if I could, I would nail these hands to the edges of stars I would sacrifice this body to the sky, hoping to resurrect someone that’s spiteful enough to not care about you anymore.
Two, staple me to a cross. Pierce my side with a broken promise and I will bleed all the crippled reasons why you deserve one more chance.
Three, loving you was the last thing that I was really good at.
Four, you wanna know how I got these scars. Well, I ripped every last piece of you out of my smile.
Five, I whispered you stardust.
Six, I spoke you into sunflowers.
Seven, I dipped my hands in forever, I touched you infinity, treated you as if you were the last molecule of oxygen inside of a gas chamber; I was good to you.
Eight. You wanna know how I got these scars? Well, I swallowed my pride and then it clawed it’s way out of my mouth and Nine, I realized that I was never really your boyfriend, I guess I was really just your height man.
Ten, I hope your next boyfriend gets small pox.
Ten Yes I said small pox. Ten, I hate you. ten, I miss you. ten, but I still love you. ten, it’s hard for me to count when I get emotional.
Ten I heard that over 90%, 90% of human interaction is not verbal..so..
Ten, if I could, I would tie your arms to a day dream and then auction you off to my fondest memories.
To the new boyfriend
To the random dude who started dating my ex girlfriend two days after we broke up (yes, I read that on facebook). When I saw that you were in a relationship with the girl that I thought I would someday spend the rest of my life with, I walked outside. I said to myself, “There’s no way Ashton Kutcher is gonna catch me off guard.” I waited 45 minutes and then I realized, there hasn’t been a new episode of “punked” in almost three years, so I guess I’m the only practical joke in this entire situation.
One: The first time I saw you and her in a picture, I wanted to take my entire arm, shove it inside of the computer and snatch the happiness right off of your face.
Two, if I ever see you in the street, I’m probably going to punch you in the throat. I apologize in advance.
Three, I’m sorry for hating you so much. And I know that it makes no sense to have this much anger toward a man that I have never met face to face, but my definition of love is being robbed in an alley 8 times in a row and hoping there’s something about today that makes all of this different. There is nothing logical about cutting off the most important parts of yourself then putting them inside hands that shake, that tremble, that crack like a hatian sidewalk.
Four, there is nothing rational about love. Love stutters when it gets nervous, love trips over its own shoelaces. Love is clumsy, and my heart doesn’t wear a helmet.
Four, cupid is fucking irresponsible, and I’m tired of him using me for target practice.
Five, I was told that time would heal all wounds. But what exactly do you do on days when it feels like the hands on your clock have arthritis?
Six, she always wore her heart on her sleeve. So tell me, why do you look so familiar?
Seven, I think I’ve seen you somewhere in her smile.
Eight, I think I’ve heard you in her laughter, I bet if we dusted her heart for fingerprints, we would only find yours.
Nine, you see I have this envelope, I carry it with me all the time, it’s full of all the butterflies I felt the first time she relaxed the velcro on her lips and smiled in my direction. Most of them are still alive. I can still feel their wings through the paper. I suppose these belong to you, too.”
pismo love thank you! It was really nice of you to do this
Yessss thank you. You are the real MVP
It's great that you did this, but your numbers are off.
Not all of the wording is right
Dani Emily Hernandez that one is from his re edited version of this poem
This beautiful man speaks to my soul every time I watch him preform
The 108 dislikes are from the new boyfriend
All of them ??😂😂😂😂
Man I hope this isnt about the girl who worked in the coffee shop
👏👏👏
Brian Glynn lol might be
He is
No this was written way before the starbucks girl
@@littlemissprissxoxo I'm actually so glad to hear that! If someone he loved like that hurt him like this I might have had to cry about it.
This is one of my favourites of all time. Rudy is such a wordsmith, I’m in love with his tongue.
Since discovering this video, I've been listening to it every time I feel happy... every time I feel sad... every time I'm unsure about love
i just had my heart broken, and hearing this. he articulates heartbreak so well - particularly seeing the one person you love, move on.
Losing love is tough. I wish you blessings on your journey.
@@el_sinatraLosing love is tough. I wish you blessings on your journey
@@keeranneal3473 thank you so much.
Rudy is one of the most captivating and impactful poets I have ever heard. His loud presence mixed with his emotions artfully verbalized creates something I have never seen or witnessed before; his work is indescribably brilliant.
the silence after that “i think i’ve seen you somewhere in her smile” line? BEAUTIFUL. this is ART 😭❤️
I always find myself coming back to Rudy's video's whenever I'm struggling. Somehow his words always make me feel better. Even this many years later and hearing them hundreds of times.
this will never ever get old .
I love this guy and his poems. I feel like he's delivered this particular one in better ways before, but I'm glad to see him still performing.
LadyWolf15 I feel like delivery of poems can change depending on your current emotional status in relation to said poem.
Real fans know this is a throwback but it's still one of my favorite poems!
I dee Rudy
I click even though I almost know the poem by heart
Ha! Same here:)
I can never understand why people don't see it coming he's got so much love and passion for this woman and clearly she didn't give a damn how can you not see that coming
"love is clumsy and my heart refuses to were a helmet" 💘
his voice when he says "I have these envelope s... " oh! Rudy.. my heart ! ♥
Damn.. It's breaks your heart a little bit.. And he makes you laugh at the very next moment! :( :D
“I guess these belong to you too.”......I clenched my chest hearing that.
“Amar você foi a última coisa em que me senti realmente bem”. Desde que esse verso fez sentido pra mim pela primeira vez, em 2017, nunca mais deixou de fazer.😢
'LOVE IS clumsy, it studders and trip over' perfect description....👌🏽
Love watching Rudy.
Love his book Helium.
So deep.
Thank you sir
You truly have a gift Rudy, i was utterly captivated by your words i felt like i was in the room while you were recording this, Please never stop writing and expressing yourself, the world needs power like this to survive .
this guy is dead ass my favorite poet i'm so fucking attracted by the common ground between the clever jokes and the effortless wordplay that feels so romanticizing and easily relatable there was not a moment my mind wandered and that my man is impressive you are a talented god damn person
This man is a real man.. speaking his truth of compassion and heartbreak... more men need to feel as deep as him.. I could relate to everything in this poem... and his words except obvisously in reverse
Iv watched you recite this beautiful amazing piece of art all day sporadically and I must tell u how good u are
Just found out my boyfriend cheated and lied about it for two weeks, while he continued our relationship like nothing happened. I can’t even sleep in my room anymore because all I can remember is how he slept like a baby in my bed knowing what he did to me. This piece helped so much more than he could ever understand.
"I realized I was never really your boyfriend, I was your hype man " fuck I felt that.
" you wanna know how I got these scars, I swolled my pride and then it clawed its way out of my mouth"💜 fantastic, absolutely and uterly fantastic 💜💜😘
When you listen to this video it lasted 4 min 14 sec but when you feel the message its like you lived these words
I’ve watched this poem about 20 times now. I’m 14 and Rudy is inspiring me to become a poet just by the words he speaks.
This made me cry. All I was trying to do was look up a poem to think about my ex... this is why you don't look back 😰😰😰😪
'i swallowed my pride then it clawed its way out of my mouth'. This line gets me EVERYTIME
He’s so amazing, I got the chance to see him at my college. One of the best things that I’ve done in school
Rudy has one of the most beautiful techniques when it comes to metaphors, stunned with every poem. Beautiful word usage.
Love stutters when it gets nervous... amazing
I can relate to this...i felt each spoken word....it's sad how good people always get treated unfairly smdh
No matter how many times I listen to this work of art, I still feel the emotions pour into my soul and out the window into the world around me.
Rudy. I love your poems. I hope you know I listen to you every time I fall for a girl and for every time my heart breaks
“ wanted to reach through the screen and snatch the happiness right out of your face “ how I felt when I saw the girl my fiance was talking too.
"if I could, I would tie your arms to a daydream and auction you off to my fondest memories"
Hits. So. Hard.
This poem is still a wonderful soliloquy of a broken heart💔
His voice and poetry puts peace in me...❤️
wow. all my favorite rudy quotes in one powerfully delivered performance. you are truly magical with your words..
He describes love so damn beautifully, I love his words!
I love this poem so much, I loved it before I could relate and even more so now that I can
Rudy, thank you. For putting these feelings into words for me
I let my tears drench my smile. I totally love this. 😍
My fav poem of all time !
I love your poetry. It reminds me in ways of mine. Looking forward to listening to more
you should definitely consider submitting to our chapbook contest! buttonpoetry.com/chapbook-contest/
Rudy Francisco saved my life, and he inspires me and my poetry every single day.
"...If I could, I would tie your arms to a daydream and auction you off to my fondest memeories... " Damn. I felt that.
When you're the only one with the memories and heartache and they've moved on...
My ex girlfriend broke up with me 2 days before our 6 month anniversary.... i was crushed. And i feel understood with this.
Thank you
If I could first say thank you for helping through your talent. God knows His soldiers. May God continue to bless you and your family.
Rudy is one of the main reasons I started writing and sharing my content here, he is so amazing! 🙌🏾🔥
my favorite poem from the first day i watched it. helped me get through so many things,, and i bought his book ‘helium’ :) love you button poetry & rudy francisco
I love this guy.
I'm glad I saw this today. I saw my ex passing on the street today. Time heals wounds.
This poem spoke to my soul. Fml Im crying
The way this poem hits... a complete assault on my emotions.
Beautiful!!simply beautiful;loved the part when you say that "love is clumsy and my heart refuses to wear a helmet"
This is for you, Ben. And I hope you heal soon. ♥️
Forever watching this masterpiece
I don't know why, But I keeeeeep on watching this amazing poem of you.
I felt him when he said I still love you
God damn Rudy!! Always making a girl cry (loved the poem btw)
My favorite poem of his
The fact that it ends on 9 is so powerful damn
I love yr words. Iv listened on repeat crying my eyes out
I love Rudy’s poems. They’re so good! He’s inspiring me to write my own poems. Thank you Rudy, for inspiring me. ❤️
Well way to break my heart all over again
Beautifully done.
What an AWESOME AWESOME rendering. WORD ART at it's finest! ... AND his delivery 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
Literally every word of this beautiful piece hit home
Ugh! So relatable. I discovered he was in a relationship shortly on Facebook too, and had the same reaction.
I love Rudy soooo much
I fell inlove with a sorry ass fuckboy dressed as a loving good man.... This poem made me cry softly and beat myself up for still wanting him...im human
Know this whole poem by heart💓 hes my fave💓💪
I love this piece, Rudy
Rudy is my favourite poet...i wish someone sincerely would be as passionate as he is...🤕💔for me...someone to adorn both ways
Saw Rudy perform this live last night and oh my god, he is amazing.
Beats by Dre were made for Rudy Francisco, you can hear every single word and every letter perfectly.. It's like melody to my ear.
I ripped every last piece of you out of my smile...I felt that
I love this poem so much!!!!