It was so clever of him to mention the "asshole" joke his wife made about her illness, then use it to make a funny yet terrific ending to subtly say that she survived. Just amazing.
Ya'll that's my teammate. Together with Jose Soto, Tanesha Nicole, and Dorothy McGinnis, we took 4th place at the national poetry slam. This was one of the poems we worked on to get us there and I have to say, all our hard work and comeradarie really paid off.
The way he cares about his family is amazing! He wrote a poem about his daughter and now his wife, shows that he really really cares! ❤️ (Also 3K likes and no dislikes is prob the first time I've ever seen that 👍🏽)
This really reminds me of when my mum had breast cancer. She had beautiful long hair before but she also rocked that bald head and I, then a fierce 10 year old, stared anyone down who dared to look at her weirdly. I feel like joking and love is the only way to cope with a thing like that, my dad used to tease her that he was sure the cancer came from the nasty cheese she always ate but covered her in blankets on the sofa and cleaned up her vomit when the chemicals attacked her body. In conclusion, I really really love this poem.❤
I’m at work and I just listened to this, and I had to stop myself from bawling my eyes out. The most I could do was manage the tears welling up in my eyes, my heart breaking for this couple; at the same time, I’m hoping I will someday be loved this fiercely and unapologetically
I aspire for my writing to be as creative as this. to be able to give you a roller coaster of emotions with a single poem on a subject that I feel passionate about
Full of a whirlwind of emotion, love how it starts out from one end of the spectrum of emotion to the other end. Sadness, anger, and yet comical. BEAUTIFUL ♥️
This made me ugly cry... I fought an asshole 4 different times over the course of 10 years..every time the doc said "we got it all" that asshole would rear it's ugly head at me. I was pregnant when the asshole 1st made its appearance, I was told I should be fine through pregnancy. However around 5 months pregnant my airway was beginning to close, the tumor was growing at an alarming rate. I had to make a choice, have emergency surgery and risk losing the tiny soon to be person growing inside me or lose my life & the 3 kids I already had will grow up without their mommy. I had the surgery, was told I would wake up & no longer be pregnant, was told I would spontaneously abort the fetus within me...8 1/2 hours of surgery removing the asshole that spread, hours of scraping my chest cavity all in the hope my 3 kids would still have me when it's done. I woke up with the doc standing over me, I immediately asked "am I still pregnant" & he said "yes & your son is doing fantastic"...this is also when I found out I was having a boy. 3 months later I had to be induced cuz that asshole was back with a vengeance. I gave birth to my strong baby that defied all the odds March 31st 2007. I then had to start all the treatments, radiation was up first.. 3 months later I was told "we got it all!" Fast forward to 2009 & that asshole was back... this time no surgery but heavy doses of radiation & some chemo..again I was told "we got it all". In 2010 that asshole showed itself again..again with more treatment. I quit listening to "we got it all" by this point... 2011 round number 4 with this asshole, chemo, oral radiation and pin pointed radiation. I went through my days & nights tired, sick, and scared...I felt so defeated. Then my husband laid with me while I was burning from the inside out & he said "it's ok to be sick, it's ok to be scared, it's ok to not be ok...im going nowhere, I will be here for always" and in that moment I felt hope for the 1st time in a long time. I did body scans every 6 months after treatments for 3 years then 1 scan a year & on December 22nd 2016 I hit 5 years with no asshole..I heard "you're in remission" I cried, I screamed, and then my 4 kids, husband and I screamed "FUCK YOU ASSHOLE!" Now in 2022 I'm still asshole free.
Funny yet so emotional, and he brought both perfectly well. I keep coming back to this video time to time and I still laugh and cry . It’s so beautiful, and his emotions are clearly put there for his wife 😭💕
Every time that I feel weak and that I give up.. I see this video and I remember that I have to fight until I find someone like this man! ❤😍❤😍 Greetings from Chile 🇨🇱
This is the most brilliant shit I have ever seen in my whole life. Felt like laughing and crying at the same time- exactly what art is supposed to feel like.
He loves his wife with a fierceness I haven't seen in a long time.
He is a fierce and amazing poet.
a fierceness only Wattpad can bring
Fuck. I've never gone back and forth between genuine laughter to genuine tears so many times in three minutes. This was marvelous.
You should try watching Scrubs
i love this dude , his "to the boys who may one day date my daughter " poem was amazing ,and this one was too , i hope his family is doing ok.
Agreed
I don't want to like this comment- the number right now is too satisfying
The family is doing just fine :)
This was amazing. Finding humor in such a serious thing is a super power. I teared up and laughed...all within 3 minutes.
joe hicks I couldn’t agree more!! I love how he made such a numbing pain I to something comical as well. There’s great power and love in that.
I'm so happy she's alive. My tears of grief were just about to spill over when they turned into tears of happiness.
If anyone deserves a book deal it’s him. I would buy 50
Connie St. Germain - thank you! You can find my books at www.jesseparent.com
It was so clever of him to mention the "asshole" joke his wife made about her illness, then use it to make a funny yet terrific ending to subtly say that she survived. Just amazing.
Oh my god the ending is SO GREAT
I was so afraid to hear that he was going to lose her. Made my night to see she survived. With a support system like that, it makes you want to fight.
Ya'll that's my teammate. Together with Jose Soto, Tanesha Nicole, and Dorothy McGinnis, we took 4th place at the national poetry slam. This was one of the poems we worked on to get us there and I have to say, all our hard work and comeradarie really paid off.
bowser brooo
Omg I love your poetry too
I love this guy. He's so awesome. God bless him and his family
The way he cares about his family is amazing! He wrote a poem about his daughter and now his wife, shows that he really really cares! ❤️
(Also 3K likes and no dislikes is prob the first time I've ever seen that 👍🏽)
This really reminds me of when my mum had breast cancer.
She had beautiful long hair before but she also rocked that bald head and I, then a fierce 10 year old, stared anyone down who dared to look at her weirdly.
I feel like joking and love is the only way to cope with a thing like that, my dad used to tease her that he was sure the cancer came from the nasty cheese she always ate but covered her in blankets on the sofa and cleaned up her vomit when the chemicals attacked her body.
In conclusion, I really really love this poem.❤
I laughed just as hard as i cried, never thought a single poetry could have that effect on you
I never thought someone saying “there is no asshole” would make me cry
Ouch! I cried when you spoke of dropping the strand of hair into the trashcan.
But the butt without the asshole comment made me smile.
The fact this has no dislikes shows it’s beauty
i come back to this every now and then and i cry every time
I love this man. I remember watching this poem in person and taking pictures with him after!
I started crying and then he dropped the butt joke and took away my credibility
I’m at work and I just listened to this, and I had to stop myself from bawling my eyes out. The most I could do was manage the tears welling up in my eyes, my heart breaking for this couple; at the same time, I’m hoping I will someday be loved this fiercely and unapologetically
I aspire for my writing to be as creative as this. to be able to give you a roller coaster of emotions with a single poem on a subject that I feel passionate about
Omg I can't hold back my tears
He is so passionate in poetry and I love his poetry
The last part got me like lol. 😂✊
The Indiana thing made me lol. Such a great poem. Love the balance of humor and touching emotions.
Full of a whirlwind of emotion, love how it starts out from one end of the spectrum of emotion to the other end. Sadness, anger, and yet comical. BEAUTIFUL ♥️
I have never anticipated and desperately needed someone to tell me "there is no asshole" so much in my life.
That ending was superb.
I want more poems from this guy, he’s frickin awesome
The best ending ever written.
I knew at first sight this was gonna make me cry. It did.
He Is One Of My Favorite Male Poets. He Always Gives So Much More Love In His Poems Than Ever Imagined.
It takes a certain kind of power to make people laugh, cry, and smile within the span of three minutes. Bravo, Jesse.
This made me ugly cry... I fought an asshole 4 different times over the course of 10 years..every time the doc said "we got it all" that asshole would rear it's ugly head at me. I was pregnant when the asshole 1st made its appearance, I was told I should be fine through pregnancy. However around 5 months pregnant my airway was beginning to close, the tumor was growing at an alarming rate. I had to make a choice, have emergency surgery and risk losing the tiny soon to be person growing inside me or lose my life & the 3 kids I already had will grow up without their mommy. I had the surgery, was told I would wake up & no longer be pregnant, was told I would spontaneously abort the fetus within me...8 1/2 hours of surgery removing the asshole that spread, hours of scraping my chest cavity all in the hope my 3 kids would still have me when it's done. I woke up with the doc standing over me, I immediately asked "am I still pregnant" & he said "yes & your son is doing fantastic"...this is also when I found out I was having a boy. 3 months later I had to be induced cuz that asshole was back with a vengeance. I gave birth to my strong baby that defied all the odds March 31st 2007. I then had to start all the treatments, radiation was up first.. 3 months later I was told "we got it all!" Fast forward to 2009 & that asshole was back... this time no surgery but heavy doses of radiation & some chemo..again I was told "we got it all". In 2010 that asshole showed itself again..again with more treatment. I quit listening to "we got it all" by this point... 2011 round number 4 with this asshole, chemo, oral radiation and pin pointed radiation. I went through my days & nights tired, sick, and scared...I felt so defeated. Then my husband laid with me while I was burning from the inside out & he said "it's ok to be sick, it's ok to be scared, it's ok to not be ok...im going nowhere, I will be here for always" and in that moment I felt hope for the 1st time in a long time. I did body scans every 6 months after treatments for 3 years then 1 scan a year & on December 22nd 2016 I hit 5 years with no asshole..I heard "you're in remission" I cried, I screamed, and then my 4 kids, husband and I screamed "FUCK YOU ASSHOLE!" Now in 2022 I'm still asshole free.
This is one of the most touching and heartbreaking things I've heard. He soeaks with so much passion.
this human only ever writes amazing poems and it blows my mind
I could literally feel the love radiating through my screen, this guy is incredible
man, you are the reason I believe in true love. this is just so pure and beautiful🌻
Ohh my God. He's awesome
I started crying when he started talking about their children’s reaction from it damn. Real tough sir.
That was so powerful. I listen to many spoken word poems. This one certainly touched my heart.
Its enought to make a grown man cry.
I have never cried like this omg
Its 4am and my tears wont stop.
This guy is amaaaaaaaaazing!!!!!!
Made me cry. Thanks.
i was about to cry but the last part had me cracking up! i love jesse parent so much
Jesse parent is absolutely the best spoken word poet ever... change my mind.. I bet you can't :) keep up the amazing work Jesse
I can't believe he made me genuinely cry and laugh this hard within 3 minutes. Just marvelous!
Nobody loves like this man!
So sweet and true with a sprinkle of humor. This poem really captures true love.
i’ve came back after so long and i’m so emotional
This poem was so strong it’s great how he told it
The love he has for his wife is beautiful. Thanks for helping me raise my standards. All love
Thank you!
This is intense. I ❤️ it and his wife’s fighting soul.
The 8 people that dislked are heartless. This is unbelieveabley powerful and even tho I've only watched it once it's my favorite slam poem now.
I swear he’s one of my favorites
I LITERALLY had chills and i was crying
That is the best poem ever written.
I have never cried so hard and laughed so much during one piece. Amazing!
Yep... I cried...
This made me sob. Hold my own arms tight, sob. Love you Jesse. Mayo
The last lines are so great
Wishing the entire family well xx
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF JESSE'S FUCKING POEMS IS THE BEST ONE
You two deserve everything in the world. God bless!
Funny yet so emotional, and he brought both perfectly well. I keep coming back to this video time to time and I still laugh and cry . It’s so beautiful, and his emotions are clearly put there for his wife 😭💕
That last sentence was beautiful
I’m crying omg this is beautiful
I AM OBSESSED WITH THIS
This made me cry
This man is *art* ...
Wow. Just wow. I'm speechless
What a legend
This makes me cry so much. I love how much he loves his wife.
I'M CRYING
I really felt that
Every time that I feel weak and that I give up.. I see this video and I remember that I have to fight until I find someone like this man! ❤😍❤😍
Greetings from Chile 🇨🇱
I love all his poems
chills...
I almost couldn't make it to the end... but I am glad I did. Painfully beautiful
He literally brought me to tears
i teared up
I cried this whole video omg
Top 10 poems I've ever heard 🙌🏿
I LOVE THIS GUY
Love his poetry so much!!!!
I love the ending. 💙
Best wishes to this guy and his family
So beautiful i'm crying
I'll try. ♡ Sometimes it is all you can do.
I literally click on any video in this channel saying one sentence "okay don't cry this time"
Amazing. I loved this poem.
This is the most brilliant shit I have ever seen in my whole life. Felt like laughing and crying at the same time- exactly what art is supposed to feel like.
How I love this guy and his poetry! Amazing stuff here. All the best for you and your wife!
Every time I hear this now, I can only think of the song Heaven's Not Far by We Three
Powerful Poetry
that ending was amazing
Too Good !!!
I LOVE HIM SO MUCH THIS IS FANTASTIC
keep up the good work in you.