"If Only Looks Could Kill" Brave New Voices 2010

[Valaneice]

I got tears in my eyes and chillins up my spine

[Eventsandthings]

I felt th elove, that love can cross all dementions, he felt it too.

[laughalot0123]

Wow... No words besides wow. My heart felt that.

[ParkerSuave]

cryinn over here ..

[prettyrickyxx3]

beautiful

[ichelles1]

LOVE

[TheHealerIzAwesome]

Preach on,sister. Preach on.

[PurpleZimat3am]

OhMyGosh. That. Was. Amazing.

[LocaSportyChic]

Wow

[EAL814]

Man I'm bawling right now. Thank God you two had the courage to say this.

[92PJasmine]

Poetry is art. God bless you and your family.

[urboymello1]

U have a gift. It's amazing, how a tragedy can bring out beauty in the form of art. Deep words......

[CandiLady15]

This made me cry! It's so beautiful.

[TheSarahsue134]

This was amazing , beautiful ! You ladies had me in tears!

[trish070193]

thats beautiful..wow!!i wish i could recite,i write but i cant recite

[twoodley27]

You ladies had me in tears!

[Mayunuat]

Seriously, that way she delivered this poem was great. Loved the rhythm and the girl behind her doing the background music.... it was all just too beautiful.. God bless them .. this seriously inspired me to start writing poems of anything... just life, and current problems that affect the youth. <3 Much peace to everyone.... (:

[SuperKonnie]

made me cry

[sonnieUK]

Wow..... (thats all I can say) this was amzing.

[sh0nstar]

omg i cried like he was my brother...you ladies did a wonderful job...hes looking down on you with love...R.I.P. Joshua

[msbandgroupie]

This made me cry. What a beautiful, heartbreaking work of art. You've made Joshua proud.

[Vninja91]

Sorry for your loss, but he's watching and proud. You made me tear up but keep on your powerful with your words and as the rest of the comments you HAVE an impact. I give you the upmost respect.

[979Amack]

Wow

[2013Desha]

this is sad



[hellboundkittn1984]

I cried when i heard this.. Amazing

[neag12]

"...and time is all we got, the time it took for a mug face to lead to a mug shot..."

[TheSintheeyuh]

Speechless!

[LovexxxEndless]

gosh .. I CRIED , smh I havent cried over a poem like this ever ... Time Is all we have . RestInParadise Joshua

[waitizova34]

Perfect choice of style of music for this piece.

[bossybb27]

i got chills listening to this

[famoussomeday1506]

omg...this sent chills down my spine...I'm crying..

[L0tusFlowerB0mb]

This was amazing!

[LoveFreckles17]

Beatiful, im tearing up.

[alesha609]

I DONT KNOW JOSHUA BUT MAY HE REST IN PEACE.... I GOT GOOSEBUMPS WATCHING THIS..... IT WAS VERY GOOD...

[hj222222]

angry nigga bitches

[Bella3Bomb]

made meh shed some tears i loved it

[JassySelucious]

this was excellent..  great writing .. even more great spoken word artist.. i can feel the emotion..

[treysallette]

I can see the pain in her face,,,, great poem

[TannyTizzle]

Beautiful, I shed tears to this. Absolutely beautiful. Heartfelt.

[lillyebee]

i love

[OkasanDior]

I got goose bumps...damn that was good.

[theprettygurlkierra]

iReally Lovee This .

[toffeesquares]

I've only seen one other performance where the artist kept saying this one name, softly at first but then it grew into near screaming, and I hear it's an old way of honoring the dead. You've greatly honored your head. Peace and blessings to you, hope 2012 brings poems that are just as true but infinitely happier!

[kanquan]

@swagtightdiva ht'ujliij"jruyfuhguyry6ûttū6tü­ütttyttuy rō"ñüyymñ kfngt

[OmarEF9SI]

This poem is so deep so much pain got tears in my eyes. Sorry for your loss. God Bless ya take care.

[shaneequam1]

I dont know Joshua, but I know "Ego was the gun, and pride was the trigga, all resulting in the loss of JUST another nigga." I am sorry for your loss. Ima go clean my face, girls your reach is deep.

[awesomeness513bitch]

R.I.P to my cuzzin pretty who was lost to gun violence .. we miss you

[awesomeness513bitch]

Man i almost dropped tears to this... i feel this heavly good job yall

[swagtightdiva]

wow i have never seen this style it was very artistic with the other girl singing in the back ground love it if i had a team HIRED lol 

[bananasandmayo]

tht shit was deep...i cried *snaps*



[nasjernaj]

Loved it ...she was awesome

[JayM4HIM]

You are amazing poetic soul!! I'm just starting out is slam poetry, any tips? Keep writing and performing, we all love it!

[x1PHillyPHresh1x]

Ego was the gun, and pride was the trigga, all resulting in the loss of JUST another nigga. Rest in Perfect Peace Joshua.

[bleuaja]

Ego & Pride ... Smh

[KaymahTV]

I cried.

[exquisite61]

i almost cried!!!!!! this was so dope!!!!

[xVenomousxDreamsx]

damn, amazing! 

[27nenii]

That was pure!

[amatziah]

This is phenomenal.... tears yo the eyes. Joshua

[PoeticSoul11]

Hello, everyone! I have posted my latest poem on my profile, "For the Boys Molested by Gerald Sandusky." It's heavy... but please don't be afraid to listen.

[Ramzigrll]

wow..speechless

[delirioustutorials]

woah !<3

[MyHeelsclique]

wow..

[tgjohnson225]

, omg! i cried ! -3

[bigdaddyad1]

Wow, wow, wow

[highnwaisted]

cried

[greyeyeschic]

wow that made the hairs on my neck stand up and made me cry so powerful, you two are really good im srry for your lost.

[maximum30213]

NATALIE U ROCKED IT

[sERVEONE116]

Amen..

[stanstan009]

DAMNNNN NATALIE YOU SOME KIND OF BEAST. this was too deep.

[itayroo]

if the poem alone wasnt touching man her voice was.

[MsSmileeyZ]

I Love This ! :) Touching.

[PrettyBoiSade]

Joshua went to my alma mater and i dont even remember hearing this story...much love to his family and to the girls who performed this. my heart also goes out to the family of Jarquavius 2 young lives were lost that day

[suchafabdollbaybie]

almost cried

[lydiat12]

Beautiful beautiful performance. This hits so close to home. R.I.P to my brother Fred Woods III whom I lost to gun violence. I love you.

[IsLovePassion]

<3 !

[tkdagurll123]

Damn...that was deep. R.i.P to my friend Jamel Cobb who lost his life to a gun violence. #4 <3

[SpongeBobLady]

R.I..P. Derrick and Brandon... Wow Soo Close To Home.

[TheGemini610]

WOW THAT IS A POWERFUL PIECE, SO MUCH EMOTION && PAIN... && I FELT ALL OF IT. #REALpoetry

[meganelectric]

This definitely evoked emotion in me, powerful

[mariaaevaa]

Amazing.

[lecifbaby]

My question is who cares? You can't put limitations on art. If people have to hold back their emotions what good is spoken word?

[crystaldoinitbig]

<3 this

[blueminor777]

had to hear it again, for hope that humanity will be human one day

[blueminor777]

ohh my! it made my hair stand up... my skin is hurting

[jayyshortyybhadd]

Absolutely love this makes me cry every time

[kaylafleur1]

so powerful made me think of my uncle

[l4dysolo]

So deep, what an amazing poem.

[TheLastPoetZen]

i dont know what to say,this is great. keep it up 

[Phase1luver]

I can't stop watching this.

[JurricaChiannaNycole]

Aww shit, i'm crying again. So moving.

[lpblanks]

i don't think you know how much your piece moves, everytime, I'm practically moved to tears, thankyou

[tantrum994]

OMG JEKEEYA!!!!:D

[YOitsjuicy4]

*tears* i just want too see my brother again ...

[lovetobehiswifey15]

@PoeticSoul11 you r amazing, this brought tears to my eyes yet i couldn't turn it off, keep up the great work God bless your heart

[LoveBear83109]

This made me cry no lie!Really really Good!!

[kiaa851]

good bless these girls ♥

[babyysizaam]

beautiful

[TheyCallMeeJuice]

This almost had me in tears !!

[thelivingpoet]

damn this was a powerful and heartful poem. this reckless killing needs to stop.

[NataleeMarte]

this made me cry!

[MsOneAndOnlyBama]

im crying watching this right now. i love the realness of the piece you can see the pain in your eyes i love it

[FaShiioNistaChiq]

i crieddd my eyes out listening to this. things like that makes no sense to me. . .god bless every innocent victim. somethings gotta give. i'll say a prayer for the world tonight.

[Kute4u09]

*Tears*

[SparcleShine4eva]

4 dislikers is the four haters that are so stupid they dont understand the message being presented.1 That girl has talent aaand a strong message.!

[tiecethepoet]

@SparcleShine4eva i know how could anyone hate such powerful words.... i dont get poeple

[dancepassion4life]

it doesn't get any less emotional, from every time I listen to it.

[cs5841379]

I feel it

[coreaudiophile]

Damn. the sorrow of last 200 years,all wrapped up in that song.every black person knows that sound,

Our Aunties,Sisters and Mothers sing it,

have done so for many years,

sorrow runs in our blood,we are born to it,we live it

The pain has defined us..........its time to re-define ourselves,not as desendants of slaves but..........descendants of Nation Builders,ancestors to Kings and Queens waiting to be throned, A CHANGE IS GONNA COME!!!!!

[orleciastar]

this poem brought me to a place that i needed to be jus now. we neva look at someone dying as being a problem unless its someone we knw, but wen listenin to this, u made me feel like i should have been there holdin joshua and preventin his death. im sorry fa yo lost, but so much greatness has come from yo pain.

yo friend is at peace, because now everyone knws the story of joshua.

[MrBkutz]

i freaken love this one so much!

we all have lost a family memeber i lost my homie jr and it was becuz he was at the wrong place at the wrong time...!

i miss him like crazy!

[PoeticSoul11]

Peace, love, and blessings to everyone. Thanks for all of your support. My spirit is on a new poetic journey, and I'm excited and anxious to see what my heart spits out next. And you all will be on that journey with me. :) Feel free to follow me on twitter @poeticsoulsays and add me on facebook if you would like to ask me anything. Love ya'll! God bless.

[dflowest001]

i dnt believe poems are ever too much emotion because poem are emotions poetry is never dramatic its away to pour out everything inside ppl jus dnt understand i guess but i love dis poem fuk all hatas

[bxcutie39]

this poem reminds me of what happened to my ex and his lil sis i love this poem beautiful poem your blessed !

[gurldatz19]

@yountr3z i would gett emotional iff my brother died and im telling people bout it

[LilMz14]

-this brings chills to my body.!!!

[lyricallyblessed84]

I am in tears...speechless

[yeahhitsSKyNiCOle]

this is so amazing

[1094818]

"If only looks could kill.... they do." such a powerful statement.

[TeriTheTrekkie]

this is deep and raw and powerful. Natalie, you are so talented. You will do great things.

[liquoredGLITTER]

deep shit!!

[DiiGgaKrazii]

the more she said "joshua".. .. the more i ache

[RavenRobin18]

@DiiGgaKrazii yah ,. it give it more of a personal touch. ..is she talking about her brother, cuz that is what i always asumed.

[KaylaDiane123]

very powerful...because things like this happen all the time...rest inpeace whoever died<333

[NashDatDime]

*Tear* really hit home, so many young ppl gettin killed ova nothing everyday; i wish each one of them would have learned to just walk away R.I.P to tha lost.!!!

[AmandaHardin]

I loved it!! Im sorry for your loss. :/

[iskyttlez]

wow.

[cymlee08]

How can you tell someone that they're doing too much with slam poetry? It's performance, it's emotion, it's not just poetry. Maybe the critics can't handle the realness that was clearly on stage.

[MrNicoleCherie]

This made me fucking cry!

[MSTinka06]

damn that was deep

[CoCoYvette]

Very moving...thanks for sharing.

[Phoenixarrow1]

Beautiful Painful and loving

[texasshia]

Natalie., I am so proud of yu.!

[WhiteGlitterTV]

* Looks at the comments List * ... Damn youtube critics . y'all don't get paid , so y'all just being Lame for free . Bunch of geeks

[WhiteGlitterTV]

VERY GOOD !

[jjt53]

Damn! I remember his story on the news, its been almost 3 years since he's been gone, but it felt jus like yesterday. Joshua had went to my high school, had a bright future a head of him! He was so laid back and easy to be around simply truly an angel here on earth. No wonder God had called for him so soon!... R.I.P Josh!

[Koribaby1]

This is the first I've seen of BNV 2010. Are a lot of the other poems done like this? Poetry mixed with singing and a set on stage? What happened to just the poets performing their poems? They're doing too much now.

[MsSmall1der]

this is very touching an oh so true at the same time thanks for expressing ur voice

[asia4564]

omg this made me cry :(

[chisamaku010]

those my girlss!!

[RiotGrrl45]

the whole set up of the stage was unnecessary but it was a good poem

[HurtMeSole]

@RiotGrrl45

at first i thought that too.. but when i thought about it... imagine two people facing forward.. one speaking.. and the other singing... split attention. main focus is the speaker and the secondary is the song. so for me.. it was necessary.

[poeticcups]

WOW I actually started crying beautifully written!

[Epodmusic17]

One dislike?! SCREW YOU THEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sweetsea16]

joushua yallery i pray this is never u... i hate u but i wud never wish this on u. i hate u my lover

[TiyaPoetryInMotion]

one word. POWERFUL !

[Neiceygirl212]

So powerful

[DominicanGirl0818]

dAMNnnn. T.A.L.E.N.T!

seriously wow

[sjdacitykid]

No lie but I cried dat was somethin else rite there...sometimes words speak louder then actions dat was amazing!!

[boydafrica1]

what can be said other than wow

[rae1213]

that's art. that's power. that's real. that's poetry.

[Y0UNGTR3Z]

See this is what I hate about the New BNV. . . This piece would have been just as powerful without all of the damn theatrics. . . I wish for once someone can make it to the top by just showin up and spittin something real thats not just for the damn audience. . and I wish for once there was a judge to recognize it as superior to all of this over-dramatic isht. . .

[PoeticSoul11]

@Y0UNGTR3Z I agree with you. There are a lot of poems that are overly dramatic to catch the attention of judges. However, this piece was not one of them. The emotion was not planned to be there. It just was. Hearts were being spilled on that stage, not just some 'damn theatrics.' There is nothing about this poem that isn't real.

[Y0UNGTR3Z]

@PoeticSoul11

Thanks for clearing that up. . .

Actually the only thing that coulda got me about this, is that the singing might have been a lil too strong at one point and judges KILL pieces for small things like that at BNV but I LOVED the ppiece itself. . . It was great. . . If it wasnt planned to be emotion then Idt thats theatrics but the singing sorta lead me to believe that. . . My mistake. . . It was still a STRONG factor to the poem(:

[WhiteGlitterTV]

@PoeticSoul11 Actually i appreciated the '' theatrics '' ... the emotion is this poem Greatly ! EMOTION and expression is whut poems are all about . This wus a Great peice of work . And don't Let another's ignorance or Lack of capacity to handle it taint it ! this is beautiful work !

[BKillaCaliPhan]

@Y0UNGTR3Z Last year's BNV (2010) had a lot of "stand and deliver" type poems.. Both NY and the Bay didn't get theatrical with their poetry.

[Beautifulladiit]

I LOVE THIS ITS SAD AND MADE ME CRY BUT DAMN ITS POWERFUL!!!

[MeMe2695]

Everybodys Always At The Wrong Place At The Wrong Time But Time Is All We Got !.

[queenkaye1]

No matta how many times i watch this it makes me wanna cry each time... this peom is so deep and so amazing

[Suchapioneer]

this peace is amazinq. I felt all the emotion. and I have been through the same situation.

[dricksification]

is simply brilliant,... i love the human back ground music

[DIAMOND61702119]

i watch thys video every damn day...and i swear i vry everytyme..im so sorry u lost ur brother like that.....

[jaylewis89]

very powerful gave me chills i know how it is to lose someone to gun violence at a young age

[00Yay]

No words can express the warmth you two wonderful young ladies placed into broken hearts. God is doing a new thing in this world. Its starts with the willingness to let go the pain and allow him to use you. Thats exactly what you two are doing. May God continue to heal your wounds and those who yawl touch as God guide you on this journey we call Life. Amen Sistas.....

[hideandgoseekjesus]

"Who now has bullet holes for eyes and curled gunsmoke as a smile."

Amazing line, beautiful piece.

Fuck complacency!

Let your tongue be your weapon of choice in the war against the walking unconscious.

[annabanana58]

THIS IS MY FAVORITE!! I LOVE IT!! GREAT JOB

[TruePoetryShockz]

This is so sad, yet so beautifully written!

Go head!

Sorry for your loss

<3

[1hope1oo]

what is that song called? or did they write it?

[ESimoneCook]

@1hope1oo Trouble of the World by Mahalia Jackson

[jackpot435]

2:22 "Ego was the gun, and pride was the trigger. All resulting in the loss of just another nigger" --------- I hope this piece brings peace.