Rudy Francisco - "A Lot Like You"
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- November 12, 2012: Rudy Francisco features at Beltway Poetry Slam and performs "A Lot Like You"
Beltway Poetry Slam at The Fridge
516 8th Street SE, Washington, DC
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I was told the average girl begins to plan her wedding at the age of 7
I was told that she picks the colors and the cake first
About the age of 10 she knows the time and the location
By 17 she's already chosen a gown and a Maid of Honor
By 22, she's waiting for a man who doesn't break out in hives
When he hears the word "commitment"
Someone who doesn't smell like a band-aid drenched in lonely
Someone who is more than a temporary solution to the empty side of the bed
Someone who will hold her hand like it's the only one that he's ever seen
To be honest, I don't know what tuxedo I'll be wearing
I have no clue what my wedding will look like
But I imagine that the woman who pins my last name to hers
Will butterfly down the aisle like a 5-foot promise
I imagine that her smile will be so big that you will see it on Google maps
And know exactly where our wedding is being held
See the woman that I plan to marry will have champagne in her walk
And I will get drunk on her footsteps
When the pastor asks me if I take this woman to be my wife
I will say yes before he even finishes the sentence
I'll apologize later for being impolite but I will also explain to him
That our first kiss happened six years ago and I've been practicing my "yes"
For the past two-thousand, one-hundred, and sixty-five days
When people ask me about my wedding, I really never know what to say
When they ask me about my future wife, I always tell them
That her eyes are the only Christmas lights
That deserve to be seen all year long
I tell them, that she has a walk that can make an atheist believe in God
Just long enough to say "Goddamn", I tell them
That if my alarm clock sounded like her voice
My snooze button would collect dust
I tell them, that if she came in a bottle
I would drink her until my vision is blurry
And my friends take away my keys, I tell them
That if she was a book, I would memorize her table of contents
I would read her cover to cover, hoping to find typos
Just so we could both have something to work on
Because aren't we all unfinished, don't we all need editing
Aren't we all waiting to be read to be someone
Praying they will tell us that we make sense?
She don't always make sense, but I swear to God her imperfections
Are the things that I love about her the most
I don't know when I will be married
I don't know where I will be married
But I do know this
Whenever I'm asked to describe my future wife
I do so as best as I can
And every single time, she sounds a lot like you
And every single time, she sounds a lot like you
"I tell them that she has a walk that can make an atheist believe in God just long enough to say 'Goddamn'." So amazing ohmy
Angel Cea hands down one of my favourite lines of this poem
The master
Can you imagine if he writes his own vows?!
His vows would bring everyone to tears.
I had the same thought! Most epic vows ever!
H
I think he already has
Nichelle Niks at our wedding
Well that's a hell of a pickup line
Checkout my spoken word channel and follow me on Instagram @ Jamelanin.
i would pay him to say this to me just once
yet not many women would be willing to stop long enough for him to finish a hello...
@@donaldmokgale3123 cap. Just cause that you experience that does not mean he does too🤣
I love the little smile that plays on his lips for less than a second when one of his lines gets a great reaction from the audience.
I do, also! He is so sweet and lovely.
"Aren't we all unfinished? Don't we all need editing?" He's pretty frickin fantastic
He really is even all these years later.
Transcript: I was told the average girl begins to plan her wedding at the age of 7
I was told that she picks the colors and the cake first
About the age of 10 she knows the time and the location
By 17 she's already chosen a gown and a Maid of Honor
By 22, she's waiting for a man who doesn't break out in hives
When he hears the word "commitment"
Someone who doesn't smell like a band-aid drenched in lonely
Someone who is more than a temporary solution to the empty side of the bed
Someone who will hold her hand like it's the only one that he's ever seen
To be honest, I don't know what tuxedo I'll be wearing
I have no clue what my wedding will look like
But I imagine that the woman who pins my last name to hers
Will butterfly down the aisle like a 5-foot promise
I imagine that her smile will be so big that you will see it on Google maps
And know exactly where our wedding is being held
See the woman that I plan to marry will have champagne in her walk
And I will get drunk on her footsteps
When the pastor asks me if I take this woman to be my wife
I will say yes before he even finishes the sentence
I'll apologize later for being impolite but I will also explain to him
That our first kiss happened six years ago and I've been practicing my "yes"
For the past two-thousand, one-hundred, and sixty-five days
When people ask me about my wedding, I really never know what to say
When they ask me about my future wife, I always tell them
That her eyes are the only Christmas lights
That deserve to be seen all year long
I tell them, that she has a walk that can make an atheist believe in God
Just long enough to say "Goddamn", I tell them
That if my alarm clock sounded like her voice
My snooze button would collect dust
I tell them, that if she came in a bottle
I would drink her until my vision is blurry
And my friends take away my keys, I tell them
That if she was a book, I would memorize her table of contents
I would read her cover to cover, hoping to find typos
Just so we could both have something to work on
Because aren't we all unfinished, don't we all need editing
Aren't we all waiting to be read by someone
Praying they will tell us that we make sense?
She don't always make sense, but I swear to God her imperfections are the things that I love about her the most
I don't know when I will be married
I don't know where I will be married
But I do know this
Whenever I'm asked to describe my future wife
I do so as best as I can
And every single time, she sounds a lot like you
And every single time, she sounds a lot like you.
how in the hell do you remember all that and say it on stage
Khushboo Singh thanks so, so much
@@RamenTimeGaming Through practice.
Thank you so much☺️❤️❤️❤️
It's already on the description.
if I ever find a guy that put words together like, you best believe I'm not letting him go
Not to be rude but perhaps you should get your words together first.
If you didn't want to be rude, you shouldn't have said anything
I'm in love with a spoken word artist🎤😍📝
Doesn’t matter if he puts his words together like this, if he puts his love together like this.
carmella1o1 , maybe those was the only words he could muster, just so he could be that much closer to u... I truly can appreciate a woman guarded... Especially, with ur heart... Just remember to leave an opening in the wall ur building, for someone with he right words, and maybe just enough of a promise that he will protect ur heart in place of he wall that once stood around it... Don’t be afraid to give a good guy a chance... He might just surprise u!!! GOOD LUCK KID, AND ENJOY ALL OF LIFES PLEASURES! (even the ones that hurt like hell. Those r the ones we grow from...)
And boys I know can barely compliment a girl without using the words 'hot, babe or sexy' I need more. Like Rudy more
"The woman I plan to marry will have champange in her walk and I will get drunk on her footsteps."
Slam poetry poilu 2009 3rd place
my heart just defrosted...
"Her eyes are the only Christmas lights that deserve to be seen all year long" ❤ wow grabiha
I love that part
Crazy
Rudy Francisco is well on his way to becoming my favorite poet.
who's your favorite right now?
Mat agreed
@@MrBeatItOutTheFrame hkc
NEED ME A FREAK LIKE DIS
bellfromhell 😅😅
I was present in the audience that day and it was amazing experience!
"I would read her cover to cover hoping to find typos, just so we could both have something to work on, because aren't we all unfinished" This is amazing.
"by 22 she waits on a man who doesn't break out in hives when he hears the word "commitment " wow great line
“She will always make sense.” I don’t know why that line hit me so hard straight to my heart. I love Rudy!
I hope this man finds his soul mate.
I wrote this a while ago. Since everyone here is obviously interested in poetry, maybe you can tell me what you think.
Winter awakes to see the world dying,
Flowers withering and leaves falling in rains of gold,
And thus to honour the dead,
She turns the world white.
Parth Lakhani that's so pretty :)
I loveeeee that 😍
It’s so pretty!!
Dont know whether you'll see this but I read this about a year ago and whenever we get snow I think of this
Wow that's pretty good!
how can you not fall in love with this guy
ikr.
Crying... Am I good enough for this?
No your great !
Aww, you're the best!
Yes babe .
my girlfriend sent me this, and I’m just amazed. I’m so happy to have finally found someone I’m so in love with and she appreciates every part of me. To have found someone with the appreciation for grouping words in the upmost elegant way that slips off the tongue like the sweetest honey. I hope to god she never lets go of this knotted rope that keeps our finger intertwined, the rope created with each other’s love and words and silence. The most comfortable rope to have touched your skin, this rope that keeps you warm and welcomed. This rope that you never, ever want to let go of.
heard this after "Scars/to the next boyfriend" .... WOW ....
this is so beautiful and real. i hope everyone meets a man who will love them as much as he says he will love his girl
this dude is an inspiration to men. thank you!
Daniel padilla😂😂
My teacher showed our 9th grade class this poem this morning, and I was crying. I'm not kidding, tears were spilling it was just so beautiful.
this is beyond beautiful im obsessed with this guy.
The pictures you paint with your words are unbelievable. Never heard anything like
it, really great
he set the standard for how I want my future husband to look at me
I was crying halfway through it. I don't know why but this man is amazing. Just amazing.
What is it like to feel love
Hooooooly shit, is he real? I think he's every girl's dream
hell yes!
Oh is that so?
Ikr!
Truth
yet he's still not married at 40?? His ideals are too good to be true!!
"When they ask me about my future wife I will always tell them that her eyes are the only Christmas lights that deserve to be seen all year long" ❤
🥺 hits the same every time
Laughing and crying, he's such an amazing poet.
This honestly made me cry.
I cried my eyes out, so beautiful.
There are tears in my eyes, bravo.
he looks like Tyler the Creator if he found Jesus
How dare you be accurate!
@@domb944 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Haha
😭😭😭😭😭
Oh wow this one had me rollllin
Every single Rudy Francisco piece I've read or listened to speaks to me in such a way that I can't help but smile.
I love spoken word but listening to you makes me cry every time(and i don't even realise it until after the video has ended)
Thank you
You are beautiful
Thank you for being this lovely:)
The way he plays with words...my goodness 👏🏼🥰
Amazing, his truly gifted.
Re-watching this one for the 1000000000th tiiiiime
I just melted..
This is one of my favorite poems ever
Every single girl deserves to find a love like this
I've fallen in love with this man's poetry
"And every single time she sounds a lot like you".... This is so true for me. Sent her the link to this video, hope she likes it.
I wonder if this one was written before or after "scars/ to the new boyfriend".. Hopefully after
my heart and soul is so full... wow, just wow, everytime i listen to Rudy Francisco's words, its like my soul has found its food. i just recently found him thru a friend of mine and i am so happy to have found him.
I would re-watch it 1000 times and not get tired
He makes me cry all the time. Without fail.
Guys like him really help the rest of us that have feelings, but don’t know how to put them into words. Salute to that man for helping many of us out
I started crying!! this is the most sweetest and the most beautiful thing ive ever heard!!!
I got goosebumps from this. Amazing
He emotionally Drained me in a good way!
I love this poem so much ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
This is true word magic. A poetic genius. It's great to hear true art. Amazing!
Randomly thought of this tonight🖤 watched it years ago… and just thought of it again.
This is the sweetest thing i've heard in a long time
I remember when I read it, and listening to it was 12 times better. Amazing.
Heartfelt💚 I felt this Mr Burns💚💚
Excellent work, well thought with many clever lines
That ending, Rudy you have such a way with words. Steal my heart
His wedding vows better be aired coz😭😭♥️♥️♥️♥️ wow.
OH MY GOODNESS DEPTHS OF GOLDEN SPOKEN LOVE SET IN PLATINUMS OF THE PUREST SILVER STREAMS OF GREATNESS HEARD SPOKEN POWERFULLY AMAZED BY YOUR POETRY
🙏🌹💖👑💯👑💖🌹🙏
How can someone be this perfect? How?
I read the poem 1st a month ago and thought it was beautiful. When i heard him recite this poem I thought the poem and Rudy are just AMAZING. In 2 weeks I have read almost everything I can find of his.. including quotes. WOW
Damn. Isn’t it crazy how much there is to relate to this
wow rudy francisco blows my mind
This is so beautiful, I found myself bursting into tears throughout this poem. I want to find someone like this
I just can't even leave this page. I love this so, so much.
this guy diserves a wife and family
Hearing this after an year and the same GODDAMN feels!!!!
This guy takes poetry to another level
Probably my most favorite poem I've heard this year.
I write slam poetry, but I would struggle so much with remembering it for the performance plus IM IN LOVE WITH THIS POEM
It's just a matter of repetition. I've done it twice now & the more you work on it the easier you will remember it!
this made me tear up! such a lovely poem.
he is my new favorite. this is wonderful
I blushed when he said “Alot like you" as though he was telling me 😭😭😭
Ana brought me here bc she saved me, like him 🌻
same omf
🌻
OMF she brought me here too she made me fall in love with his poems thx Ana 💧☁💖
Me too omg
Same
"If my alarm sounded like her voice my snooze button would collect dust."
God, this is so good. I keep saying 'maybe someday that'll be me'.. you're getting me there.
I memorized this poem so I could purpose to my future girlfriend
Amber Nelson Awww that’s sweet
why don’t you write your own
Awww that's so sweet. Good luck!
He is charming.
Even more charming are his words.
Favorite spoken poetry ever!
I love this poem... I love his spoken word soooo much!
The entire poem was amazing but some lines line ' champagne in her walk ' just blew my mind
This is easily my favorite poem of all time. Beautiful I get goosebumps every time.
this brings me to tears
Awesome Poem... ❣
Beautiful
gives me chills .
i always love his poems :) they make me smileeee lol
"aren't we all waiting to be read by someone praying they will tell us we make sense" this boy makes me emotional
my heart
Wish there were more guys like you.
Oh my.. he is amazing!!
One word WOW! Its so beautiful love your work Rudy and I love the fact that you speak truth
I've been watching poetry all night but this one really got me! beautiful.