Javon Johnson - A Letter to My Unborn Daughter

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  • Опубликовано: 12 янв 2025

Комментарии • 387

  • @Lilbitpurp
    @Lilbitpurp 9 лет назад +1668

    "You both should know that your dad spent a few days in jail so I'm comfortable with all kinds of weird shit!" My fav

  • @ishabahx
    @ishabahx 9 лет назад +2486

    I now find myself jealous of someone who is not even born yet

  • @kellymoran7644
    @kellymoran7644 9 лет назад +944

    This and "to the boys who may one day date my daughter" are 2 of the best poems from parents.

  • @venusinconverse1763
    @venusinconverse1763 7 лет назад +533

    "Your friends will say, "Um, your dad's a bit psycho.
    And you will say, "Yeah he is, but it's the best way to be loved."

  • @esme9763
    @esme9763 8 лет назад +463

    "we will wear inside jokes so big on our faces that you could live forever on them" so gorgeous

  • @saraskm5043
    @saraskm5043 8 лет назад +525

    Loved that he said "Person" instead of boy .!

  • @ytjiyt
    @ytjiyt 10 лет назад +743

    loved the gender neutrality of him saying "person" instead of boy, it was obviously on purpose and is one of the things that show how much thought was actually put into his poem

    • @EricCKeys
      @EricCKeys 7 лет назад +7

      J Robinson great observation

    • @OldFriendAuden
      @OldFriendAuden Год назад +1

      @@EricCKeys yeah actually. how utterly fascinating and accurate. well done

  • @akshithau4614
    @akshithau4614 7 лет назад +165

    I was so ready to tell him that he doesn't own his daughter's body half way through and then he said all the right things and I was like oops, forgive me, good sir, would you like another daughter?

    • @alwaysdreaming1271
      @alwaysdreaming1271 6 лет назад +6

      Ways to tell someone not to judge, subtly. He probably did this on purpose

  • @kaolee4736
    @kaolee4736 8 лет назад +327

    Wow. He's gonna be a great dad. No shit there.

  • @thatrandomchick5179
    @thatrandomchick5179 8 лет назад +301

    Who ever his future daughter is they are so lucky

  • @YourFace676
    @YourFace676 10 лет назад +909

    Damn... I loved it from the beginning, but was a little unsure about the telling her not to wear short shorts and sleep with a lot of people. But he completely turned it around into something beautiful. Absolutely love this one, will be listening again

    • @darkhorse7990
      @darkhorse7990 9 лет назад +13

      patronsaint YES! Love the turn it took!

    • @imjustezzy2076
      @imjustezzy2076 6 лет назад +6

      I felt the same exact way! But he made it so beautiful.

  • @KeventeLewis
    @KeventeLewis 8 лет назад +234

    I loved that he took it the total opposite direction I though the poem was gonna go into. The soft, mushy, everything will be perfect poem about having a girl and took it into a more reality based place.

  • @tanayatalks1715
    @tanayatalks1715 8 лет назад +1759

    Can you like...is it possible to adopt a parent?

    • @WAGgymSuperFan
      @WAGgymSuperFan 7 лет назад +5

      Jasmine Eke No you don't. It sucks.

    • @NP-lj2mu
      @NP-lj2mu 5 лет назад +4

      Yup. In the L & G communities you can find characters called Daddy's. We do not dominate the "daughter" sexually in fact, if sexual feelings develop we end the relationship (cause they are grown now and we are not pedorape fetishists). We dominate girls, but in a protective and/or mentoring way not a sexual one.

  • @geminifoxpoetry
    @geminifoxpoetry 9 лет назад +393

    Can't wait to hear your first poem about your daughter.

  • @alliblackman5020
    @alliblackman5020 10 лет назад +544

    I know I'm 27 and it's too late to be adopted, but if you don't ask you don't get!

    • @mylupylu
      @mylupylu 9 лет назад +4

      Allison B yes, this is a father you wish to have :)

    • @halineyokomangute8030
      @halineyokomangute8030 6 лет назад +1

      adopt me too hahaha i have no father!

  • @dayellewaugh
    @dayellewaugh 10 лет назад +157

    This poem did two things for me:
    1) Made me fall even more wildly in love with Javon Johnson
    2) Made me miss my own dad

  • @yellow5350
    @yellow5350 9 лет назад +181

    The power of the tongue is phenomenal.

  • @lilyvaughn6766
    @lilyvaughn6766 9 лет назад +37

    "Daddy's ganna go around sleeping with all the guys... uh hold on" I loved this poem! Reminds me of my father some. RIP Dad.

  • @JamieRose25
    @JamieRose25 8 лет назад +359

    I both cried and laughed at this poem, really good job!

  • @tra.allison
    @tra.allison 4 года назад +10

    And now he’s married and expecting his first child- a daughter. Congratulations to him and his growing family, he’ll be an extraordinary father.

  • @GrannyGamer1
    @GrannyGamer1 10 лет назад +207

    I was just about to open a can of nuh huh on this guy and then it all turned uh huh really joyful and strong. You're gonna be a hella poppa, bro.

  • @sofia7316
    @sofia7316 8 лет назад +70

    omg im in tears. this was so beautiful and he would make an amazing father. i love how he mentioned slut shaming and that he wants her to be able to own her own body. i love how he said "person" instead of assuming his daughter would be with a male. i love that he said he would wear short shorts if she wore them, that he would take her wherever she wanted to go, that they would "wear inside jokes so big on our faces that you could live forever on them." this was truly amazing. i wish my father was like him.

  • @taniceisntokbutthatsok8770
    @taniceisntokbutthatsok8770 8 лет назад +56

    i can tell he'll be a great dad

  • @wanpoetry
    @wanpoetry 10 лет назад +419

    Javon Johnson! You need to do a national tour called Truuuuuth!!!

  • @mentibelle
    @mentibelle 9 лет назад +14

    "your dad's a bit psycho" "yeah.. he is.. but it's the best way to be loved."

  • @kaylak.6323
    @kaylak.6323 10 лет назад +33

    Whewwww, at first I caught myself thinking... this might be his most boring one yet... and then BAM, he switched it up and brought it home. Goosebumps and all. Thank you for that last part. I wish I had heard a man say something that genuine to me as a young woman!

  • @darianmacdonald4536
    @darianmacdonald4536 8 лет назад +70

    I've been binge watching poetry for the last 20 mins and this is the first one that made me tear up

  • @MrShelby2494
    @MrShelby2494 9 лет назад +5

    Be as loud as the day you were first fucking born!! AWESOME.

  • @kait958
    @kait958 9 лет назад +30

    that was actually adorable

  • @StreetPigeon_
    @StreetPigeon_ 8 лет назад +15

    "I cannot wait to sing the first song to you"
    This is beautiful :)

  • @yolisab9480
    @yolisab9480 4 года назад +3

    He’s having a daughter in August 2020. I love this full circle. 😭

  • @lolabword
    @lolabword 10 лет назад +7

    Every time I click on one of Javon's pieces, I just KNOW I'm gonna cry.

  • @the.girl.speaks.2128
    @the.girl.speaks.2128 3 года назад +1

    He should do stand up. Giving jokes and getting laughter all while dropping knowledge.

  • @gabbepawa
    @gabbepawa 10 лет назад +10

    I LOVE HIM I LOVE HIM I LOVE YOU, JAVON!!!

  • @sonitachheu
    @sonitachheu 10 лет назад +27

    I LOVE JAVON OBAI F FKNFOF HES GONNA BE A GREAT PARENT LIKE HOLY SHIT PARENT GOALS

  • @dareusdesign
    @dareusdesign 10 лет назад +13

    Javon is honestly my favorite poet on this channel.

  • @Hazelnutlc
    @Hazelnutlc 6 лет назад +2

    His daughter is going to be so lucky!!!!! Ugh I'm so jealous!!! Man I wish I had that in my life.

  • @polarbearzonthemoon
    @polarbearzonthemoon 10 лет назад +8

    Wow... I think more dads need to think like this man is thinking

  • @kittysoftpaws3-11
    @kittysoftpaws3-11 7 лет назад +1

    I'm crying? He's an amazing parent? Wtf why wasn't I so blessed?

  • @asheepash27
    @asheepash27 9 лет назад +7

    I sent this to my dad, and he loved it!

  • @taliachapman513
    @taliachapman513 4 года назад +1

    This poem always brings tears to my eyes. It reminds me of all the good times and also the bad. It makes me want this relationship with my daughter one day. It makes me wish that I could be the daughter thats name is on that envelop.

  • @varsharath6644
    @varsharath6644 5 лет назад +3

    HIS VOICE IS SO POWERFUL.

  • @issiemarie9348
    @issiemarie9348 8 лет назад +4

    Clicked on this video trying to safe my phone from falling...definitely not disappointed. This was beautiful.

  • @lorieloden6767
    @lorieloden6767 7 лет назад +2

    "Learn how to scream "No." and mean it. Be as loud as the day you were born and fucking mean it" YES!!!

  • @bettyemachetetmi5005
    @bettyemachetetmi5005 6 лет назад +2

    My dad will be gone 3 years tomorrow God I miss him. This was beautifully sweet and I feel like I'm hearing from my own dad cuz this is a lot of his humor.. Ha...

  • @gina333
    @gina333 6 лет назад +1

    This makes me feel two things.
    1- sad that I don’t have a dad like this.
    2- happy that someone else will 💛

  • @yolisab9480
    @yolisab9480 8 лет назад +6

    “babygirl, daddy, ...”✨

  • @cierad.249
    @cierad.249 8 лет назад +4

    This is legit the sweetest poem ever..I wish my Dad showed me he loved me like this. Whoever his daughter is she's gonna be super lucky to have him. 💞

  • @ukiyo_24
    @ukiyo_24 3 года назад +4

    When you wish your dad came back from getting the milk so he could be as good as this fine gentleman right here.

  • @oliviamareetarantola9779
    @oliviamareetarantola9779 5 лет назад +2

    Oh wow I'm crying so much.
    I flashed back to my childhood and my dad..

  • @koatghost6481
    @koatghost6481 5 лет назад +1

    I love the way he says “baby girl!” like I can’t explain it.

  • @LILMISSKC84
    @LILMISSKC84 10 лет назад +1

    So powerful. If only every woman were to have this man as a father.

  • @Alea_queen
    @Alea_queen 9 лет назад

    This is why I can not stand people telling me their dads are too overprotective. I want nothing in the world as much as I want to be loved like that

  • @jordantanner4355
    @jordantanner4355 7 лет назад +1

    I love how he said "I will wrap my arm around this person" Person. Meaning that he doesn't care if that person happens to be a girl..

  • @becca4104
    @becca4104 5 лет назад +2

    a dad like this please

  • @earthling-liliac
    @earthling-liliac 7 лет назад +1

    i'm jealous of his unborn daughter and on the same time I want him my unborn daughter's father
    we need more men like him in this world

  • @savsav341
    @savsav341 8 лет назад +2

    I cried not only because it was beautiful bc I wish my dad was like this..💔

  • @natalieseitz2344
    @natalieseitz2344 9 лет назад +7

    oh my god this made me so happy.

  • @zeinababdisalad2287
    @zeinababdisalad2287 10 лет назад +3

    Javon Johnson, my absolute hero!!!

  • @Scixxy
    @Scixxy 10 лет назад +9

    That took a welcome turn.

  • @eeinthedark
    @eeinthedark 10 лет назад +5

    Thumbs up for Javon..truly an amazing poet !

  • @michellemckillican195
    @michellemckillican195 10 лет назад

    I hope one day my babies daddy will be that passionate about our children!!

  • @WanderingWaystrel
    @WanderingWaystrel 9 лет назад +1

    This is quite possible the best sentiment I have ever heard a father have about his daughter

  • @Killerkate77
    @Killerkate77 9 лет назад +5

    Seriously this was so wonderful. God I was so worried but then all that worry washed away. Beautiful Beautiful Beautiful

  • @Keeper92885
    @Keeper92885 10 лет назад +1

    Reminds me of the daddy I lost too soon. Powerful words from a powerful heart all for who is obviously going to be a powerful young woman one day.

  • @orionhower605
    @orionhower605 8 лет назад +1

    This is honestly so much talent, humour and realistic things about societal norms, performed amzingly

  • @joyxiang8632
    @joyxiang8632 4 года назад

    I'm watching this in December of 2020 and the line "wants you to know what it's like to live life as if humans were made to jump out of airplanes without parachutes" still hits me so hard

  • @151ghost
    @151ghost Год назад

    I've listened to this since the moment my child was born, and now anytime I hear it all I can think about is my child growing up. I'm very grateful for this.

    • @ButtonPoetry
      @ButtonPoetry  Год назад

      Wow. Thank you so much for posting Ryan. What a huge compliment.

  • @iamolivinegabbro8575
    @iamolivinegabbro8575 7 лет назад +1

    I laughed, cried, laughed and then smiled. Ending with a deep breath of relief and for a moment I believed he was talking to me. wonderful.

  • @sprattikus
    @sprattikus 9 лет назад

    When a poem makes me cry, not tear up, but flat out full out cry, it's some good shit. Props.

  • @sambibler
    @sambibler 7 лет назад +1

    this has remained my favorite poem ever to date.

  • @dnallivah
    @dnallivah 10 лет назад +2

    I love Javon Johnson so much. What an amazing, beautiful poem.

  • @RayStout-mx1uj
    @RayStout-mx1uj 6 месяцев назад

    This is the kind of Dad I wish I had

  • @yellow5350
    @yellow5350 9 лет назад +1

    I think I'm in love, his poetry took the air out of my lungs, eyes glued to the screen, almost forgot to breathe, the ending was perfection.

  • @eron2216
    @eron2216 10 лет назад +2

    Strong voice with sweet lyric: this is Javon.

  • @alwaysdreaming1271
    @alwaysdreaming1271 6 лет назад +1

    People that disliked this vid are the ones that listened up till 2:07 and didnt let him finish

  • @shecurvseswords
    @shecurvseswords 7 лет назад

    Brilliant. That is the kind of love a father is supposed to have for his daughter.

  • @andro7862
    @andro7862 8 лет назад +2

    This is pure unadulturated gold!

  • @meetmeinthehallwayoopies2081
    @meetmeinthehallwayoopies2081 8 лет назад +1

    this is now my fav poem

  • @stefaniesanterre5604
    @stefaniesanterre5604 7 лет назад

    There are so few things greater than a man who truly loves his child ❤

  • @jaydawalker001
    @jaydawalker001 7 лет назад

    i wish i had a parent like this. so accepting and caring.

  • @CosmicToad5000
    @CosmicToad5000 9 лет назад +1

    Javon is my favourite poet by far.

  • @alisakaitlin
    @alisakaitlin 7 лет назад

    Sure wish my dad was anything like this man.

  • @EllyinAdelaide
    @EllyinAdelaide 9 лет назад

    Javon Johnson, you are one of my all-time favourite poets. Respect.

  • @adriennepena1628
    @adriennepena1628 9 лет назад

    man i wish i had a dad and i wish he was just like Javon

  • @kawaiichan1546
    @kawaiichan1546 5 лет назад +2

    I want my dad to love me like this

  • @arieeduhh5802
    @arieeduhh5802 10 лет назад

    OMG!!! I can't get enough of him!
    Javon Johnson I need you lol

  • @grownMantalkin
    @grownMantalkin 10 лет назад +11

    I put this on my playlist so quickly...it's not even funny I fucking love this guy

  • @nthabiiim7149
    @nthabiiim7149 4 года назад

    I will never stop loving this poem

  • @shirleyabbottpoetry6181
    @shirleyabbottpoetry6181 3 года назад

    every girl needs to listen to this... especially that last part

  • @varsharath6644
    @varsharath6644 5 лет назад

    Andddd
    Everything after baby girl daddy wants you to love your own body right the way till the end.
    The words he’s used and the voice modulation, on point 💯

  • @brunnettebeauty4232
    @brunnettebeauty4232 9 лет назад

    This poem took such an amazing turn at the end and made me cry from the empowerment I felt when he finished

  • @RBISAWESOME191997
    @RBISAWESOME191997 8 лет назад +5

    Oh my bananas...he's gonna be the best daddy out there.

  • @brianacherry776
    @brianacherry776 6 лет назад

    2018 and i still come back to this vid. Wish that my father was in my life. This video makes me so happy.

  • @lulurussell
    @lulurussell 10 лет назад

    Gonna live vicariously for a minute...

  • @Ebon_Sean
    @Ebon_Sean 10 лет назад +6

    NEVER DISAPPOINTS

  • @Mrsritarob
    @Mrsritarob 7 лет назад

    That’s the kind of dad I had!!!!

  • @alexmatthews6795
    @alexmatthews6795 9 лет назад

    Him, jeanann verlee and Neil Hilborn are my fave poets, this was amazing

  • @pixel-panda4676
    @pixel-panda4676 6 лет назад

    You man, are gonna be the best dad EVER!

  • @PSYCHoMunky1690
    @PSYCHoMunky1690 10 лет назад +1

    I subscribed to this channel to be able to keep up with a few artists that have spoke to me with every word they write, and Javon is one of them. His poems are always so passionate and strong, and this is another example of how much of an inspiration he is.