Taylor Mali "Why Falling in Love is Like Owning a Dog"

[lostsouls1b]

i keep wanting to clap on these videos like im there

[uthinkuknobutudont]

haha BRILLIANT! 

[crazeecaity1]

Nawwww!! :D

[LukePhotography]

That was fantastic! So simple it seems but artfully spun with comedy and thoughtful awarness.

[LilBookworm101]

Loving that dog, sorry love, noise.

[Boprobe]

This is beautiful!

[drakegirl321]

@seirdo that's not the point, if you were listening to the poem

[mcphersonjames77536]

Love this!

[narwalluvr]

I think my next dog will be named "Love"

[beaustep19]

I'm in dog with a beautiful woman. 

[legendaryseawolf]

Makes me cry....

[maurits23]

@seiro That's what the rolled up news paper was for

[ThePeaceKeeper1]

In response to the top rated comments - who says you can't find a new love? Sure it may not be like the first 'love' but, it will still greet you with the same sloppy wet kisses.

[blueyedragongirl]

This poem reminds me of an assignment we had to do in my creative writing class where we had to associate an emotion with something physical. :)

[PCO12321]

Why is it that the top rated comments on this beautiful, joyous poem are all so cynical and sad?

[sepiasiren]

@PCO12321 because that is how certain ppl view love and is why it doesn't last--self fulfilling prophecy. Been married to a wonderful man for years--2 kids and still in love but I see love as thriving not as something that simply has to die...

[itsverysparkly]

im in love

[NikkiJ285]

And sometimes, you have to put love down. Because that's what's best

[mholdenmedia]

This was read at a wedding.  Thanks Taylor!

[seirdo]

Actually, I was referring to love in the fiery, passionate form. The aforementioned type of love does not last forever, and another form of love would be needed. Figuratively, the dog always dies.

However, I do see the obvious coincidence after you had informed me of his wife's death. I apologize if my statement had offended you, or others.

I also wanted to point out the metaphor in having to "clean up" in 1:38 - 1:47. One could assume a rough sex life.

I love this! It's so true!!

[headsofhiphop]

What's that love? Jimmy fell in a well?

[foamzim]

Nyaah! Nyaah! Can't get that part outta my head..

[themindcatcher]

Very interesting and entertaining......Love sometimes runs away!;-)

[TheChefboymc]

sarah Kay Has penetrated my soul with a breathe of fresh air. Awesome Poet/philosopher....

[gorillasNmonkys]

love this

ha!

[badboznam]

RE the popularity of the comment "Dogs don't live very long".

Most relationships with dogs will usually be longer than most love relationships.

[hemiihemm]

cool

[Mastery14]

unconditional love is true and never dies

conditioned love self destructs on itself

[VideoFormadoresTv]

Funny

[whoookid07]

BAD LOVE!! BAD LOVE!!

[xands100]

alexandre

[zottelmischel]

nice

[MsThanhtran]

Well love is less messy than dogs. At least love does not have to be potty trained :P

[WurmD]

@MsThanhtran

Oh no? :) How about "putting the toilet seat down"?

[MsThanhtran]

@WurmD haha that would be good, too, :)

[sharkl11]

it's like def poetry jam

[brionoke]

Very BAD LOVE.

[Razpuutin]

I was there that night! Excellent job to all!!!



[TkKt1193]

Slam poetry doesn't rhyme. You don't need a scheme for this kind. It just a different genre

[TylerLeeSpokenWord]

@TkKt1193 Slam poetry dosent have to rhyme. But I like to rhyme every so often.

[tammytamnov]

If I ever get a dog, I'm going to name it Love.

[MUFFINSandJUNK]

ditch the hair

[Emil652]

Gay

[thetimeofday591]

best part of video starts at 0:44

[AvidGamer749]

love, PFT! No homo but no more Gf's or any wives for me. See ladies, I know the system. I say no more paying for dates for a month and being dumped w/ nothing. NO giving up game-day to go shopping and CERTAINLY NO paying for jewelry, shoes, anniversary, and phone bills on ANY salary! My time and money all to me!

[blueribbonbunny]

I love Taylor Mali, he's an amazing slam poet.

[seirdo]

He never got to the part where love always dies

[bkhenry1031]

@seirdo You should know that his first wife committed suicide- so if you meant this as a joke- not so much funny

[AkiiesThePoet]

@seirdo but you can always find new love @DarkChildMuzik or you can replace that dog and it would bring the same feeling.

[freesz100]

@seirdo people dies the love hes talking about never dies.it stay deep in your heart.

[kylesshorts]

@seirdo How can you say that...

[colourfulwithaU]

@seirdo

Wow, that's depressing.

[XxGonixXFAN]

@seirdo Love never dies. You can never stop loving special people in your life. You're a sad, depressed individual.

[ThaGearOfWar]

@seirdo Nothing lasts forever.

[amoo2007]

choose love!! lol awsome guy

[KidWithABulletSoul93]

Taylor came to my school! Haha definitely some of the best live poetry I've heard. Everything he talks about is just so true about life, the ups, and the downs. Keep doing what you do!

[MisterPenguinMusic]

How is this poetry?

[bryland7]

@MisterPenguinMusic how is it not?

[MisterPenguinMusic]

@bryland7 Have you read poetry? This is nothing like it. This is just a guy talking. There's no beat, no artistry beside the whole simile to begin with.

[totallyrandom137]

@MisterPenguinMusic spoken word poetry is very different from your standard written poetry. and poetry in general doesn't exactly have rules.

[MisterPenguinMusic]

@totallyrandom137 It has no rules, but something has to MAKE it poetry. Otherwise what separates it from any other form of word-crafting? Anyway, I thought spoken-word poetry was just poetry spoken out loud, like how the Odyssey was originated. I guess I'm wrong about this?

[BriNicole44]

Bad love!! hahahahaha

[crossbow93]

I love Taylor Mali!!! He possesses so much strength within his verses and voice.

[Goodiversion]

taylor mali came to my school :)

[rafael29921]

not funny!...''/ SRRY..

[awdreamer2012]

This is really clever. How come I never thought of that?

[Se7eN2727]

everyone is angry in here, not sure why

[DamianGarcia92]

Love is like my Pomeranian. Always looking for some action.

[Eguitargeek]

he was at my school.

[violetlightning]

It's pathetic how arrogant, white-bread libcunts like this guy have shanghai'd slam poetry.....

[MaladaptiveCatalyst]

@violetlightning i dont know what a libcunt is, but i know what a blatantly cunty hypocrite is. dont you realize how arrogant you sound...as if you own the idea of slam poetry and no one else, except those you relate to, can partake in the art. you seriously need to find an unbroken mirror in your home and spend some deep quality time looking into it. have fun. smiley face.

[tafxkz]

true true

[DeidaraIsHot154]

This is very funny :3

[Qermaq]

Like a dog, love is gone in about 12 years and it starts to smell funny.

[lelouch1fan]

@PedofileRape

you spelled non- existent wrong rude person with creepy ass username

[KyoKusinagiX]

Lol, he said long and hard . :D

[hgtrance]

WTF Pugs? ahahahahaha random



[KTukk]

.... Just saying, but I don't think that love was very protective like a doggy in the beginning of the movie 'Ghost.'

[Casso14894]

ive never fallen in love. im just a psycho like that.

[vesji]

That moved me.

[g33g33H]

Shit stained cocks 

[TuahShinguru]

Heh, that was actually pretty good.

[DarkChildMuzik]

Dogs don't live very long.

[imbored2]

@DarkChildMuzik 18 years is ok by me!

[LimeGirl08]

@DarkChildMuzik : You are awful!! funny....but awful!!!

[dudethiscrapsreal]

@DarkChildMuzik @seirdo Its owning a dog, Not having a dog, True love never die's....

[xxkillerdogxx]

@DarkChildMuzik thats when u get a new dog

[yousuperpussy]

@AutumnSplendors why don't you rest... your hate and anger and exercise some love & happiness.

[yfv0413]

Oh so true.

[lucianamocchi]

search "luciana mocchi - tu luz"!!

[Capcoor]

What did he say at the end?"For Calista?"

[Zectari]

gay

[WWU443]

Your freaken out my dog

[riceburn405]

Great poem.

[GarciaLopez11]

love is a synonym for you!

[iaMyla]

"NYAAAH NYAAAHH"

[MSTM005]

i think eminem's rap is better

[fidorf]

what's love again ?

[Laviedusurrealisme]

@fidorf I think... it's a lizard?

[canibaloxide]

And then it dies.

[Jinxxed0]

@canibaloxide thats the reason i dont want a pet. scientists need to breed dogs and cats that live for at least 30 to 40 years relatively healthy.

[amorave62]

the poetry that deserves to be called POETRY is the one that makes your heart dance be it salsa or rumba or cha cha cha. whatever it is that throws you away far away until its like when you are in the air flying it is the one. but do not confuse what is poetic and poetry. BE among the FEW who know the difference.

[LionessInAComa]

Bad love! 

[HistoryOfHoles]

Crazy little thing called Love...? :P

[MadHatterMCR]

@Microwavish Maybe poetry is evolving into something else, at least form wise. For certain, its not as popular anymore, so it makes sense to me that it would change (and possibly be butchered) to make it more accessible to the masses. Most people only use it for English classes or to make their girlfriend think they're "deep." For the intellectuals who love Dickinson and Molière, I can understand disliking this or not counting it as true poetry. [/ramble]

[Starbat88]

Makes me want to own a dog.

[Holll124]

TpHlo jkl

[leyeen]

i thought he meant 'owning'a dog...coz

[MovieMattness]

@Microwavish These days, man, what's the difference.  I knew Taylor in college when the whole slam poetry conceit was kicking into gear, and I think I posed this question to him a few times.

[ryuuseicha]

@olimario It's funny when people are jealous of people with talent and creativity. What do you do for a living, fold shirts at The Gap or cook burgers at Wendys?

[hotcoko6]

everybody has a take on it... his is cute.

[Thatswhaticallavid]

this guy is absolutely 100% not gay...

[MovieMattness]

@Thatswhaticallavid I know him personally. He might say he's 80% to 90% not gay.

[danagrl52]

i love taylor mali. and now i know a little bit more about what that even means.

[burns83]

My love right now is like THIS dog. Tries to be happy, tries to enjoy himself, but...watch?v=3AWjzCRC174&feat­ure=fvst

[stlbunny]

I LOVE YOU TAYLOR!

[evanlim1]

im naming my next pet "love"

[EymTheStrongest]

@Amaizying You do realize I wasn't trolling or what you call it. I was simply trying to invoke humor, but it seems your feble mind can not comprehend this. Im very sorry for your loss of humor, and I hope for it to be reincarnated soon ,however, that would be something I doubt.

[ryuuseicha]

@EymTheStrongest If you're going to call other people feeble-minded and imply that they're stupid, perhaps you should spell "feeble" properly, and also put your commas in the correct places. Also, "I'm" has an apostrophe in it. Protip: Sounding pretentious only makes you look smart if you don't fuck it up.

[MDeezification]

nyaah nyahh! lol

[KnowEhhMee]

Wow, that was soooo good! I love it. Reposting it! LoL Oh yea! XD

[Amaizying]

@EymTheStrongest erm....I didn't, but I see where your mind is at.

[FleurDuSerenite]

He looked so much better with shorter hair.

[TheJonsalazar]

Hahaha this is so awesome and it's so true!!

[Dru032]

not funny at all

[MuzzafuzzaGaming]

If I was a dog, it'd be a pug. Fuck yeah. Pugs.

[Koombsie]

@MuzzafuzzaGaming XD did not think you would be interested in these vids. but why a pug? they look cool and all but such a flat face. I'd go with a fox terrier. They got an awsome moustache

[mynameisntscott]

@MuzzafuzzaGaming Bro, I have 3. Ollie, Jazzy, and Buster. They're pretty fuckin boss.

[RRainey20]

I have NEVER loved a man as much as I love my dogs. So, no, falling in love is not like owning a dog. At least, not for me anyway.

[Ilikemixingthingsup]

@RRainey20 That's pretty sad :/

[RRainey20]

@Ilikemixingthingsup not for me.

[sobored303]

poetry or standup comedy?



[Avjenz]

@sobored303 Slam poetry

[jacobbobcorn]

im sorry, but this was pretty bad. i did better when i was in middle school.

[nathan61984]

@jacobbobcorn -rolls eyes-

[hmbhousemusic]

@olimario hey watch this by Taylor Mali

/watch?v=ESrzN-JkKsM

it might change your opinion.

[Amaizying]

Its true...I leave my dog and my husband outside...lol

[paintdataint]

@Amaizying bitch

[scorici]

@Amaizying You should live in a cage you bitch.

[0livia0live]

Taylor fuckin' owns!

[videogamebrvs1]

Wow, that was refreshingly well written! I loved it.

[R3M1T]

Is this poetry?

[anime2006gurl]

@R3M1T Mhmm, yes it is. It's called Slam Poetry - "the art of performance poetry." The goal is to write a great poem and make it accessible to an audience through an engaging performance. Very cool stuff - and Taylor Mali is a great poet. :)

[michaelmita]

Well, in this case, Love as a name for a dog might be appropriate ;)

[frogs00candygirl]

hahaha BAD love BAD love lol

[carbonxhelix]

Beautiful.