"I've never been in the Military, but I have this purple heart. I got it for beating myself up over things I can't fix." This line is my life in a nutshell.
Just some timelines for me: 7:34 Volcano surfing 4:05 My name is Rudy 10:56 Firearms 14:57 The complainers 19:07 To the girl who works at Starbucks down the street from my house on Delmar heights road, swear to God I'm not a stalker
or maybe he's the poet that helps you realize that you have a voice that needs to be exercised like a muscle. That everything you've written is a start to a great adventure. Maybe he is the first of many trainers that will inspire you to shape that voice into something you never thought could be so incredible.
“Jim crow may have left the nest but our streets are still covered in his feathers” wow rudy, hear this poem about 10 times and still at a loss for words at that line
Justin Idrovo Hey! when u get a chance if u cud check out my poetry and music page that would be awesome:) and gime some criticism and feed back that wud be awesome 😎😎
literally all the time. ALL OF THE TIME. When you see someone you passed sleeping on the street everyday growing up walk out of a house and know that they managed to get help. When you see child stars succeed and not be in the news anymore. When you hear of journalists being arrested in other countries for doing what we all believe in at home.
I have been writing poetry for 40+ years, have published 4 books, facilitated workshops, and listened to, and read countless poems... But this is authentic, spontaneous, raw honesty, and unlike much of today's poetry- which is full of fluff, focus on technique, and intricate nonsense. We need more to- the point, poets with heart like this young man.
I have always loved his storytelling ability within poems, but I think that seeing him put all these pieces together for a single performance is even more beautiful. Every bit of his creativity and imagery floods out effortlessly.
“It doesn’t matter if the cup is half full or half empty. There’s water in the cup. Drink that shit and stop complaining!” My favorite line from Complainers 💙💙💙
I love this man. There's an intro to his Honest Poem that he doesn't always do but I wish he would. It's so impactful. And he hasn't changed the guns to musical instrument poem ["The Heart and The Fist"] much except for its delivery, and added the wonderful line, "I am learning that the only difference between a garden and a graveyard is what you choose to put in the ground" and just. Wow.
I think Rudy was the first poet I ever really LOVED. Like I’m a fan of people like Olivia gatwood and Neil hilborn and Jared singer (etc), but I think Rudy was the first one I finally felt a connection with. Thank you for all of your beautiful words. Keep creating man
Oh my God! This is just wonderful.. it's 2am and I couldn't sleep because my mind was cluttered with all sorts of shit. And then I listen to these poems.. I feel by ever other poem I'm getting more clarity, like my mind is no more a mess of shit. But a happy place. The power your words have cannot be described in words! 💓
Every time i watch this, Im blown away. As a poet, this is the kind of man I aspire to be. "I wonder how long it took to convince the first rifle that it could hold a note instead of a bullet but still fire into a crowd and make everyone move"
Wow! 5:36 -- i'm clumsy. yesterday i tripped over my self-esteem, i landed on my pride, and t shattered like an iphone with a broken face. now i can't even tell who's trying to give me a compliment. i've never been in the military, but i have this purple heart. i got it from beating myself up over things i can't fix. ....a graveyard in my closet. i'm afraid that if i let you see my skeletons, you'll grind my bones in powder and get high on my faultlines. .... i don't allow myself to cry as often as i need to... i have solar power confidence. i have a battery operated smile. my hobbies include editing my life story, hiding behind metaphors, and trying to convince my shadow that i'm someone worth following... . ... i don't know know much. but i do know this... i know that heaven is full of music. i know that god listens to my heartbeat on his ipod; it reminds him that we still got work to do.
I LOVE U I SEEN YOU ON JIMMY FALLON LAST NIGHT AND I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO U ALL NITE... U MAKE ME FEEL THINGS I ONCE DELETED YEARS AGO MY DEMONS ARE REAL BUT I KNOW I NEED TO CLEAN THE CLOSET THAT NEVER OPENED 20 YEARS AGO. YOUR A LEGEND IN MY EYES THANKU FOR SHARING YOUR VOICE, LIFE, HEART & SOUL WITH US. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!
The toupet of this guy! How dare he just come into our lives and drop some of the most inspiring lines for all ages alike 🤦🏾♂️. Saving lives one poem at a time..
right? i love rudy and all of his poems except complainers, just because things could have been worse doesn’t negate anyone’s trauma and just because one has a bad experience doesn’t mean they don’t have the right to be upset about it, comparative suffering makes people feel like their emotions aren’t valid when they are
"I assume it's because I find myself dedicating time to things that only last for a few seconds." This hit me hard I have listened to this every day for three years this just inspires me.
" how I love you the same way I learned to ride a bike. Scared, but reckless. With no training wheels or elbow pads so my scars can tell the story of how I fell for you"
Rudy, it's rare to have that feeling overcome me. I understand you when you said you don't normally write about love. Just wanted to say that saying "hi" to someone so special to you is more divine to them than what you think
I'm honored to have me you in 2009 @ SDSU and still I listen to all of you old and new poems I appreciate the motivation and beautiful delivery of your poems! you the ish !!! Keep it up !!you motivating the world!
"A man is not defined by what he can destroy. " "A person who only knows how to fight can only communicate in violence, and that shouldn't be anyone's first language." 💯
so happy I found this I actually had to do an honest poem for my writing class and it ended up being one of the poems I wrote that I for once didn’t crap on and thought hey I can do this
“I wanna be your ex boyfriends stuntman.. I wanna do everything he never had the courage to do” ..... MY HEART UGH
It’s everything. Genius.
"Being black is one of the most extreme sports in America" I felt that
"trying to convince my shadow I'm worth following" 💙💜 😆😆
"I've never been in the Military, but I have this purple heart. I got it for beating myself up over things I can't fix." This line is my life in a nutshell.
"Doesn't matter if the glass if half full or half empty there's water in the cup, drink that shit and stop complaining."
Wow 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
That reminded me that people will always have it worse
wow wow
“I believe music is easier to digest than medicine” i felt that 👊🏾
FACTS
100
I am still alive
Just some timelines for me:
7:34 Volcano surfing
4:05 My name is Rudy
10:56 Firearms
14:57 The complainers
19:07 To the girl who works at Starbucks down the street from my house on Delmar heights road, swear to God I'm not a stalker
adrenaline rush, my honest poem, rifle, and complainers are their official titles btw
You are GOATED for this tysm
he's the sort of poet that makes me hate everything I have ever written.
honestly same
No he is the type of poet that's makes you want to become a better one **
or maybe he's the poet that helps you realize that you have a voice that needs to be exercised like a muscle. That everything you've written is a start to a great adventure. Maybe he is the first of many trainers that will inspire you to shape that voice into something you never thought could be so incredible.
Hahahaha lol I can relate
I empathize with you. He's our father 😄😄😄
“Jim crow may have left the nest but our streets are still covered in his feathers” wow rudy, hear this poem about 10 times and still at a loss for words at that line
Justin Idrovo Hey! when u get a chance if u cud check out my poetry and music page that would be awesome:) and gime some criticism and feed back that wud be awesome 😎😎
That poem gave me chills. That line was damn good.
⁹p99l
Right
"... i don't know whos voice this is"... as a poet who slams. damn. just that intro to this honest poem hit me hard.
he makes me want to write poetry again
Do it!
I know it's a while since posted, but I hope you started writing again!
Please do and post it
Same
Can you be proud of someone you’ve never met?
yup
literally all the time. ALL OF THE TIME. When you see someone you passed sleeping on the street everyday growing up walk out of a house and know that they managed to get help. When you see child stars succeed and not be in the news anymore. When you hear of journalists being arrested in other countries for doing what we all believe in at home.
Rose Mansfield yessssssssssssssssssss
@@petagayeclarke9033 definitely
Yes yes you can
I have been writing poetry for 40+ years, have published 4 books, facilitated workshops, and listened to, and read countless poems... But this is authentic, spontaneous, raw honesty, and unlike much of today's poetry- which is full of fluff, focus on technique, and intricate nonsense. We need more to- the point, poets with heart like this young man.
0:00-25:21 is the best part
You such a Hater Damn..!!😖
Paul Mauricegilet ?
lol
Your a meanie
Paul Mauricegilet you’re smart
I have always loved his storytelling ability within poems, but I think that seeing him put all these pieces together for a single performance is even more beautiful. Every bit of his creativity and imagery floods out effortlessly.
The intro 😂😂 "Jesus take the wheel. That's my best friend"
“It doesn’t matter if the cup is half full or half empty. There’s water in the cup. Drink that shit and stop complaining!” My favorite line from Complainers 💙💙💙
"we don't need new ways to create ways of putting ourself in danger the old ones have been working for decades!"
I love this man. There's an intro to his Honest Poem that he doesn't always do but I wish he would. It's so impactful. And he hasn't changed the guns to musical instrument poem ["The Heart and The Fist"] much except for its delivery, and added the wonderful line, "I am learning that the only difference between a garden and a graveyard is what you choose to put in the ground" and just. Wow.
I think Rudy was the first poet I ever really LOVED. Like I’m a fan of people like Olivia gatwood and Neil hilborn and Jared singer (etc), but I think Rudy was the first one I finally felt a connection with. Thank you for all of your beautiful words. Keep creating man
I can never get tired of listening to him 💕
“I believe that a good song can turn any room into a church” YUP🤩
7:24 when he said “are y’all good” while i wiped the tears from my eyes -quit playin rudy
one of my favorite poets...
sandra namue same he is my favorite 💓
mine too
Oh my God! This is just wonderful.. it's 2am and I couldn't sleep because my mind was cluttered with all sorts of shit. And then I listen to these poems.. I feel by ever other poem I'm getting more clarity, like my mind is no more a mess of shit. But a happy place. The power your words have cannot be described in words! 💓
Glad you enjoyed Rudy's set! Be sure to check out the other poets on our Channel
Or write your own. :)
Every time i watch this, Im blown away. As a poet, this is the kind of man I aspire to be. "I wonder how long it took to convince the first rifle that it could hold a note instead of a bullet but still fire into a crowd and make everyone move"
jesse mcvicker, watch this poetry too if u like fren, findable as --Is the Freedom for me - A English Poetry - Travel & Poetry Awaj !
I love how happy he is in this :)
poets like him remind me that i can get chills over chills. its beautiful
Best performance of "honest poem" yet. I love your honesty and vulnerability. Rudy, you always surprise me. Thank you!
I rewatch his poems over and over and over again like I’m sedition for the first time. They will never get old ❤️
Every one of his poems is beautiful 😣💚
Same!
Wow! 5:36 -- i'm clumsy. yesterday i tripped over my self-esteem, i landed on my pride, and t shattered like an iphone with a broken face. now i can't even tell who's trying to give me a compliment. i've never been in the military, but i have this purple heart. i got it from beating myself up over things i can't fix. ....a graveyard in my closet. i'm afraid that if i let you see my skeletons, you'll grind my bones in powder and get high on my faultlines. .... i don't allow myself to cry as often as i need to... i have solar power confidence. i have a battery operated smile. my hobbies include editing my life story, hiding behind metaphors, and trying to convince my shadow that i'm someone worth following... . ... i don't know know much. but i do know this... i know that heaven is full of music. i know that god listens to my heartbeat on his ipod; it reminds him that we still got work to do.
“And i realize... im gonna make it home safe
This time” damnn 😩
every time i watch this performance my heart throbs, this is the best video on youtube 💗
I LOVE U I SEEN YOU ON JIMMY FALLON LAST NIGHT AND I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO U ALL NITE... U MAKE ME FEEL THINGS I ONCE DELETED YEARS AGO MY DEMONS ARE REAL BUT I KNOW I NEED TO CLEAN THE CLOSET THAT NEVER OPENED 20 YEARS AGO. YOUR A LEGEND IN MY EYES THANKU FOR SHARING YOUR VOICE, LIFE, HEART & SOUL WITH US. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!
Sometimes it takes someone with some distance from the arts to remind us why we do this
Lets JustJ what do you mean by that? You referring to his friend he mentions? Just curious
The toupet of this guy! How dare he just come into our lives and drop some of the most inspiring lines for all ages alike 🤦🏾♂️.
Saving lives one poem at a time..
That's the Rudy way!
You can tell exactly when he gets into a poem after doing a little crowd work or joking. It’s really really interesting!
I absolutely love Rudy. I will never be able to find another slam poet that tops his poems, voice, and demeanor.
Its my his 3 or 4th video in a row n I'm still not tired of that him! Rudy u r awesome!
he is AMAZING!!! giving me all the feels
if I could like this a million times I would
I love how the audience slowly gets more and more mesmerized. He's just so incredible
.... "I dont allow myself to cry as much I need to"...... 🤔🤔
... "things could have been worse"...
right? i love rudy and all of his poems except complainers, just because things could have been worse doesn’t negate anyone’s trauma and just because one has a bad experience doesn’t mean they don’t have the right to be upset about it, comparative suffering makes people feel like their emotions aren’t valid when they are
Seeing this man on my screen make me ...feel.. and appreciate him everyday for it .
I love how you can always tell which poems he just wrote, and all of the emotions are still fresh!
I love these poems. They're so beautiful and relatable.
He makes me laugh and feel what he is fee ling the moment he wrote it. He is a poetic King.
This guy is just PURE! His story telling is absolutely amazing and I could listen to him ALL DAY!
God listens to my heartbeat on his iPod. ..tears. that line got me hard.
Rudy you made me fall in love and broke my heart in the first 5 minutes
I listen to your poems time after time and it feels like I was first introduced to your work and it inspires me to be a better writer.
"I assume it's because I find myself dedicating time to things that only last for a few seconds."
This hit me hard I have listened to this every day for three years this just inspires me.
I love him so much ❤
I love his poetry
" how I love you the same way I learned to ride a bike. Scared, but reckless. With no training wheels or elbow pads so my scars can tell the story of how I fell for you"
I see movies in this young man's future.
Rudy, it's rare to have that feeling overcome me. I understand you when you said you don't normally write about love. Just wanted to say that saying "hi" to someone so special to you is more divine to them than what you think
“....We’ve been punched by a fistful of life in the oesophagus...”
OMG!!! 😭😭❤️ I LOVE HIM
his laugh is as pure as his soul
"You are still alive so act like it." I love it. I live it.
This is one of my all time favorite poets
I'm honored to have me you in 2009 @ SDSU and still I listen to all of you old and new poems I appreciate the motivation and beautiful delivery of your poems! you the ish !!! Keep it up !!you motivating the world!
I just love him so much
"I just clap when it's over" lmaoooo. Love this poet
Wow, what a gift of words. Thank you, Sir Rudy.
Emotive... Productive... Pure talent
"I landed in your hand, you brushed me away and the rejection killed me." Got damn.
Love this guy 💖
WOW. That's literally all I can even say. I love this. - I've never listened to slam poetry until today. I'm addicted.
Ruuudy😔❤️❤️
I wish I could like this more then once
These poems are very entertaining, life. Is so difficult, it is beautiful to come out have a great laugh from a good poet.
Why am I just discovering this in April 2021?? Love this guy!
Tony T, watch this poetry too if u like fren, findable as --Is the Freedom for me - A English Poetry - Travel & Poetry Awaj !
I've watched and listened to his poems so many times, I love them so much
"A man is not defined by what he can destroy. "
"A person who only knows how to fight can only communicate in violence, and that shouldn't be anyone's first language." 💯
Every day I watch this and I believe this makes me a better person
His laugh is adorable!🥺😭😭like it just helps feed into the authenticity of the poems and also his personality.🙃😇
please never stop poetry
He’s so cute . I love his poetry & voice, Listening to this with wine makes My day.
Got to Applaud this Young Man 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 Great Poet
I love these so much. Enjoyed them
absolutely phenomenal.
Trying to convince my shadow that I'm someone worth following
Oh My God, I love him so much 😭❤️❤️😍😘
🌻😀You are a ROCK STAR!! The last one is what u did on Fallon. 😍💜😱
Exquisite. Just phenomenal. Thank you for your beautiful words Rudy I really enjoyed all of your poems. ✨
He has the ability to transform me into a fly on the wall of his soul. Love him!
You go boy this the shit man I can sit and listen to u all night
You've just made another lifelong fan. Amazing! God bless you brother :)
This was so very powerful and moved me😊
I love ❤️ him I could listen 👂 his poetry all day
My heart. I just fell in love with his honest poem.
why is someone cutting onions
lol
I love his poetry so much! This is how I want to write my poetry, so good and so real
Rudy completes my LIFE!!!
so happy I found this I actually had to do an honest poem for my writing class and it ended up being one of the poems I wrote that I for once didn’t crap on and thought hey I can do this
thank you thank you for this i cried
Our pleasure
I am so in love with him. 🥰 such beautiful poetry, it made my soul come alive.