PLEASE, NOT AT THE STAKE (Spoken Word by David Randall Curtis)

[SwirlyTimes]

it's all fun and games 'til someone loses an eye.. BUFFY <3

[aaronbergAPB]

Interesting. Very thought evoking wordplay.

[EllyMcCormack]

Carefully written, very clever.

5 stars!!!! ANd I'd favourite if I had any more room! (over 600 favs' eek! I never thought I liked live videos of Britney so much)

[redshiftexperiment]

Short but Sweet! I love it.

[KnownNoMore]

David, you made me lose my eye for an eye for an eye for an eye for an eye an eye for a ...

[AuroraKismet]

The voice in my head tells me you need to be soundly spanked(hide your eyes Mone) for not sending this to my box!

[dashpoet]

Memorably put, blunt and to the point as it were.

[leftysergeant]

A point well made with great ecconomy of words. As great as God may be, some of His fan clubs really suck.

[Elaina43]

Nice one!!!!

-a fellow heathen

By the bye, yammering sidebars are the best!

Thanks for all the links (fish, links, fish, whatever)

[Jadabh3]

I clicked on the little 'cc' and then 'audio transcribe' and it said this.

"it's all fun and games and of all/someone loses and I for not/work on it as is genocide./So the police in your head/commands you to commit/words to paper/hello merci/unless he did/and parenthesis/ burned after reading"

Doesn't make a whole lot of sense that David you're losing your touch ;) Audio transcribe... my new favourite game... shitist software I've ever seen.

Rob x

[DavidRandallCurtis]

@Jadabh3 My favorite is "So the police in your head" --lol -- I watched ZOMGitsCriss with this subtitle program on and it had no idea what to make of her Romanian accent--it was funnier than hell. (ps: nobody know i have a secret crush youtube crush on ZOMGitsCriss --so don't tell anyone! :P )

[Jadabh3]

Haha. It's mental- I love it. I'm gonna use it always :) I won't tell anyone man. But I'm sure that in time you will.

Rob x

[KraisinsGhost]

well done my friend

[kel2corkeyOriginal]

Poems like this David mean different things to different people.

For me it meant dont use religion as a excuse when things dont go your way or blame it for your crimes, and dont force religion on someone who doesn't believe.

[JoSieLove2Sing4u]

Wow........Loved your Recite here David.

[thinkmorepink]

oh I love this David. Your style is unmatched. Your play on words are so very traditionally DRC. I'm always impressed :)

[theloathlydaddy]

lol that was great, you're one heckuva talented heathen! Haha!!

[nordicsky]

This is a subtle put down of religious books. The writers of which, always believe that they are the chosen ones... but they would say that wouldn't they.

Heretics like you should be lightly roasted.

Regards, Peter

[mouthofknives]

did u write this? i've been trying 2 find some of your originals. like an old mentor told me "i want to stomp around in your brain with cleats". i'm just curious.

[DavidRandallCurtis]

@mouthofknives: I'll send you a pm

[DavidRandallCurtis]

mouthofknives: if it says "by David Randall Curtis" on top of the video or below the words on the sidebar--I wrote it. Probably about 75% of my videos are poems I've written. The rest are covers, collabs and tags. Peace.

[Proshka]

DRC - you know ur AWESOME!!!!!!!!

[DavidRandallCurtis]

Proshka: if you REALLY meant that you'd dye your hair jet-black and marry me! Tease! :p Thanks for the comment--oh and cowpox has gone into hiding--so I need to find a new animator--any ideas???

[JesusSavesAtCitibank]

Voices in your head are NOT your friends.

Nice!!! 5*s

[jamesarongray]

hang on there's no cocks in this! I'm too tired to listen... my god im tired.

[DavidRandallCurtis]

@jamesarongray LOL :P

[Awwa1]

Corporate sponsors and megalo-maniacs, please take notes! Loved it! 5ive stahz!

Peace,

\A/

[streetspiritlive]

It goes like this...

(Burn before/after reading)

Thanks David!

Totally enjoyed It!!

[healthyaddixion]

woahh... a shout out from the master! the fact that i had to take three naps before i finally found myself at the END of your dissertation in the sidebar is immaterial. ;) i am truly honored to even be on your radar.

and oh.

loved the poem, as always.

[AntEyeTheist]

Love the double entendre.

[smartbluecat]

Wonderful! This is fantastic, mate.

:o)

Favoured.

Have a great week.

Gary

[Daveatheist]

GOOD STUFF

[ghostofdayinperson]

I love the impact of the really short ones!

[DavidRandallCurtis]

ghostfoadayinperson: Dang, if I only had a nickel for every time a woman has said that to me. (rimshot!) --- thanks for watching! :P

[BeauIdealPoetry89]

great. thats all i have to say :)

[harleynanda]

Come now, David! Surely you wouldn't object to a friendly little Bar-B-Q held in your honor

...sponsored by the church?

[tashaluvsyou]

simply awesome!!!

[twohawksfucking]

That was as good as a bison steak!

And a shot of scotch with a chocolate chaser...

Roy

[peebzzz]

That was amazing. Loved it

[Drastam]

Thank you David.

[PlayboyHerbie]

Wow! This is even better on YouTube than on Skype... Hard to believe you tossed this off in a Christian Scientist Reading Room... Oh wait, it was NOT this poem you tossed off ...

Again Counselor, very nice. BTW: Your pal Kapke is busy preparing for the 17th!

[tinySpectacle]

Such a wee poem with so much to it. That's why I'm jealous of you; it's not your collection of ties, despite what you might have heard. It's your economy of words and your depth of communication.

[sonofwalt]

Excellent little piece and I love that devilish grin you have while reading. 5 *s

[PaulBradford13]

well said. here's another way;

"it's funny until someone gets hurt,

then it's just a little bit funnier"

(burn after reading)

[mft1234]

Nice job.

[Largo64]

Hearing it again, I still like it. It must be good!

[IraqIsWhack]

BURRRNNN!! 5 stars

[missterribelle]

Hear, hear!

★★★★★

[fellowtuber123]

Hey, David. :) Awesome poem, throughly enjoyed!

[Vogter2100]

NICE!

[FactVsReligion]

Burn after reading :D

[heatherlynblue]

bravo, drc! : )

[janeczka]

What a lovely bonfire it would make.

[leftgreenthumb]

wow! the end and metaphore of the piece (as your work always does) brought a smile :)

[xyzllii]

Voice? I had a Voices . Yes . And I said.. " Please , Not at the Stake. " But they did not listen...as you know...Yours Joan ...in parentheses (of Arc.)

[Elenkhos]

Once when I was in elementary school I torched my homework to avoid having to turn it in.When my teacher asked where it was I responded that it burned up in a house fire.She yelled at me and warned that she would be around to see my mother,as she had so many times before.When she showed up at the house,standing at the gate with her mouth wide open staring at the chard ruins,I was next door at my aunts and I yelled with glee "See Mrs.Washington, do you finally believe me?"

[Nigelcf]

Simply delicious! 5*s.

[liz1060]

referring to "endless drafts" in the sidebar -- about how many did it take to get the finished version? I admire its lean, compact meatiness -- like a word kabob, rotisserie ready -- heheh 5*

[DavidRandallCurtis]

liz1060: There were 2 drafts that were a lot different than this. Then a 3rd one that I constantly made little changes to right up until I filmed the poem. It took about 5 days... thanks so much for the comment and have a good week. :P

[rozeboosje]

Wow

Great poem and thanks for the dedication!

[AntaresInScorpius]

a voice in my head said, "rate this poem stars" (:

[Jadabh3]

That is cool. Breaking cliches again :)

HealthyAddixion really does have good taste doesn't she? Well, like mine I mean :)

Rob x

[Neffabletranscendent]

WICKED!!!

[MPFpresents]

haha so you change up your lighting - nice - your very creative - i dig the dark tone in your voice as you wrap up the last part- had to subscribe- im into this spoken word poetry myself and its great to come across your page-

[renegade4dio]

5*. Words of a Master. I have a post coming up in the next 24 hours especially for you (and Rowan). I hope you enjoy it even 1% as much as I enjoy yours.

[nickharvey7]

Neat poem!! and you are very good at reading them this is something I can not do.

[ScepticalAgnostic]

I loved this. It's a very clever ditty, and the puns are top-notch. ;]

[PoetLina]

"causes" - Genius! Read as: to cause, or, to take up the cause and links to "commands" and "commit". Love this poem, it "droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven".

[bubblybombshell]

Nice nice nice 5 stars

[RowanFortuneWood]

This makes me think of one of my favourite Cioran quotes, 'In every man sleeps a prophet, and when he wakes there is a little more evil in the world.' Fantastic satirical poem, five stars and favourite.

[DavidRandallCurtis]

Rowan: Thank you very much! Getting feedback from you means a lot to me!

[keanghiero]

Nice, David.

5*

all the best

Kean

(BURN AFTER READING)

[DavidRandallCurtis]

keanghiero: I burned it and buried the ashes. but thanks for the comment sir! :P

[keanghiero]

David, I was just having a bit of mercy...

all the best

Kean

[DavidRandallCurtis]

keanghiero: I'll take all the mercy I can get! :P ~ thanx again! :P

[Rutle]

Brilliant I love the "if the voice in your head" line

[DavidRandallCurtis]

Rutle: Thanks a lot... I've been meaning to ask you...  was your username inspired by the Rutles? Just wondering.... Peace! ;)

[Rutle]

Yeah I'm a big Rutles fan, I think Ouch is my fav song.

[DavidRandallCurtis]

Rutle: Cool... but I don't think it gets any better than, "Cheese and Onions." :P

[Rutle]

True that song is brilliant.

[AnneOnAMoose]

Makes me feel warm inside.

[DavidRandallCurtis]

AnneOnAMoose:  Heh heh... thanks for the comment! :P