For Shannon Leigh

[ChocolateDinoRagDoll]

Tragic yet beautiful..

[dulecita09]

this is the most beautiful and powerful poem i have ever heard in my life...... it just doesn't get any better than this!!

[DaiAnNa99]

where can I find the whole poem written down? my english is not very good so it is hard for me to understand everything

[simplylovely17]

I loved that!

[FrAnKsOnLyWiFe]

this is so gorgeous

so powerful

3:53 HELL YEAH!!

[jrvarsity7]

this is one of the rare moments that he actually looks at me and into the camera before he starts.... i love it so much. it always gets me to hear the weeping in the background throughout this poem.

[jrvarsity7]

this is one of the rare moments that he actually looks at me and into the camera before he starts.... i love it so much. it always gets me to hear the weeping in the background throughout this poem.

[you0axed0for0it]

nice!

[noodle808]

Whoever put that one dislike should be slapped upside their head. This is fricken powerful and amazing and many other adjectives and descriptions that even then couldn't fully describe the strength and essence of this piece.

R.I.P. Shannon Leigh.

[C11118]

Sad tale :( he is very talented & that was beautiful <3

[MesiahPoet]

Idk man, there are just some poets that just make you want to cry a nile river

[dulecita09]

damn that was so beautiful

[colacheeks]

wow.

[chelzb29]

R.I.P. Shannon Leigh <3

[geeroo9]

i can watch this video over and over and each time the feeling is there.

korim, deff one of the greatest!

[MsTEARsz]

Amazing!!! So much raw emotion!!!

[00cmni]

frm readin some of the other comments, it seem as though Shannon Leigh died in a cave diving accident...

[y0nNeTte]

this cat is crazy talented!!

if i may; what happened to shannon leigh?

[00cmni]

My heart still feels up with something that i still hv no words to describe...Korim's words will impact the world...in due time. He is something special!!!

[TreySoDef]

I just don't know what to say........that was powerfully amazing.......who is this guy?? Someone please let me know. R.I.P Shannon Leigh.

[xxcrazylilNeRexx]

I have heard this so many times I think I know it by memory.

I wish there was a word with more impact than "beautiful" to describe what this poem is.

[MsEagle09]

who is shannon??

[Kimphotog]

@MsEagle09 a spoken word poet who passed away

[baudbwoy]

love Korim but would like to hear what the brother was saying before he left

[babyvelazquez]

I'm sorry but before he left what??

[baudbwoy]

before he left the stage for Korim. I wish I could hear the poet that preceded Korim.

[culinarynerd]

I can tell you; I was there that night, one of the time/score-keepers on stage.

He, and the entire team in the audience, shouted a quote by Shannon Leigh:

"My drifting ship, I still believe in anchors. My heart, I still believe in God."

[moniqklong]

this may b the best video i've watched in a while...such a beautiful and powerful thing....RIP Shannon :'(

[livelovelearnlaf]

THis was SO touching,,,

SO passionate, he was struggling to even keep his balance,, I can hear the struggle in his voice,,

It was amazing,,

SO talented

[babyvelazquez]

"The natives come and ask of our existance, Tell them you come from my chest...

Dance naked with me in the trees, bare bodies basking in the breeze."

Lovely. RIP Shannon.

[binashraf]

who was shannon? is she that other poet on Def jam? howd she die? :/ sorry for all the ?s

[babyvelazquez]

Yeah she was.You can find her on Sudanese children. She died a few days after a cave diving accident,

[binashraf]

i saw that sudanese clip =( wow, so sad,great poet! RIP

[jbaw08]

P0WERFUL..

[grumpyaoh]

this is one of my favorite poems....first time i saw this i was in tears....r.i.p shannon leigh....she was amazing too.

gosh i wish i could see him in person he is so powerful.

[thesmartone9]

Was he her boyfriend?

[jordiluv]

OMG

this is so fire. love it

[MagikSoda]

i've heard some powerful poems but this is pretty strong. its almost intoxicating with grief, not for the light hearted.

[christinjames]

wow... I don't know Shannon, but this poem made me wish that I had. Beautiful! Thank you for sharing your heart with us

[nina090991]

You should check her poetry, Sudanese Children , Def jam poetry.

[loyal2love]

this is amazing! i've watched this now at least 20 times, and this is just today. this is BEYOND beatitful. He's explaining his feelings for his love.. Omg, It brings me to tears now. Alas... poetry..

[DaFOUrONeFIVEBaY]

Rest In Peace Shannon @};---

[darkreconn]

i think this is the first time i cry listening to someone's poem... may she rip

[monyecca90]

i love this i was crying the whole time great words

[TheHippoFish]

Emotion and poetry in its rawest form... and its best.

[deedeloney]

GREAT

[Jari168]

i loved this poem! he is great...i was crying ...i know just how he feels

[breezie706baybee]

what happend?.......beautiful words yo....beautiful...

[flicks2watch]

"My drifting ship, I still belive in anchors. My heart, I still belive in God." Rest in everlasting peace Shannon Leigh. 20 years old......

[loyal2love]

What happened to Shannon Leigh ?

[nina090991]

She died.

[flicks2watch]

Shannon passed

away on a Monday. She had spent two weeks in a coma resulting

from injuries suffered in a cave diving accident after a near drowning at Ginnie Springs, Florida. :(  She also released a hip hop album called "Sanctuary"

[Decimaster321]

This is such an incredible performance. I can't imagine that it only has 3500 views, it's so amazing.

[ashleybabyy09]

the way he says her name,

they way he says "YOU WERE MY QUEEN"

"be my mermaid for a moment..."

...left me speechless .

keep changing the world korim:)

-ashley

[sarahlauren22]

baby baby baby,

[iceprincessfm]

i watch this very often, never with a dry eye, and i can't express what it means to me

[iceprincessfm]

omg! that's all i can say

[baudbwoy]

i can't stop watching this...i wake up and turn it on....i leave for work and its on my ipod...i get to the office and its on my computer.

[ScumOfOhio]

Even now, I cant watch this with dry eyes. This could be the most honest thing ever left on a National Poetry Slam stage. Thank you for that.

[Bhalo20]

you made me believe in love again. You make me want to risk heart beats for more broken hearts but most of all you make me want to find my lov poem. Thank you Karim. This is Brazen Halo

[karmaquarius]

this piece and this kid are awesome! shazza is proud, no doubt!

[nerakg]

Thank you for this.I was in the ATX-ATL bout at the same time and missed it.Thank you.

Love.

[tericol]

Thank you for recording this. My tears were falling so hard during this I knew I would miss something.