Phil Kaye performs "Repetition"

[almeera12]

I have this on repeat and yet it hasn't lost its meaning.

[almeera12]

I cannot imagine how often I've watched this.

[ashleylikescheetos]

for some reason the whole theory doesn't work with this poem. it just roots itself more deeply within me every time i hear it. The gravity in the home may be gone but phil's words ground me :)

[phoenixduelist287]

My mother taught me this trick, when you repeat something over and over, it loses its meaning. But it doesn't work with this performance... the more i repeat it, the greater its meaning becomes :'(

[caughtupinnowhere]

I can't. I just can't even <3

[BloodyRageNoMore]

:O

[angeleshalloween1996]

He & Sarah performed at my high school today & I loved every minute of it. I watched them perform during my 1st & 3rd blocks & I wouldnt have minded watching there performance 1 more time. They're great :)

[jslobo3]

damn bro. good stuff. makes me proud to be a poet.

[roxypox101]

Amazing..



[iliveonplanetspace]

Damn.

[zirtavia]

I love, absolutely love, how he self-references within poems. He builds up themes and winds them back together again at the end.

[chelly2194]

I technically don't have a stutter but I have a lot of trouble speaking to others and mess up my words frequently. My parents are always fighting because my dad cheated on my mom and I feel like the love in our family is gone. I love this so much. It's so relevant to my life. It feels as if he took everything out of my soul and worded it perfectly.

[kavehasi]

you know what's wrong with us? that this video's only been seen eight thousand times.

[bluebanchu22]

powerful soooo powerful...

[austinglover7]

Beauty in the purest

[nerdyandcurvy]

this makes me weep. it tugs at my heart strings and relates to me more than anything i've ever heard.

[PsynFyr]

Wow.

[khuang429]

Been looking for this, finally. Thanks P. Miss you, kid. Make us proud out there. - Kai Huang

[Chelseeyuh]

I don't want this poem to lose its meaning, but I can't help but watch this over and over and over

[Decembersue]

my stomach just knotted.... the recognition of truth!!

[uttad22]

Everything about this piece is so precise, from the writing to the performance, its like the perfect spoken word poem.

[gummiebaerrs]

That was incredible.

[FaceTheSunrise]

Holy shit.

[FaceTheSunrise]

Holy shit. 

[footspasm]

I love this so much. My stutter is paralyzing and I love the face he used to have one. It makes me think I could do something like this and learn to fix it.

[iamcoolstephen1234]

I feel the music at the end is very misplaced. A very upbeat dance-y following to a serious, heartfelt poem.

Regardless.  Amazing poem.

[youngaria]

just.... incredible.

[shellz12589]

OMG Phil kay is soooooo handsome. ugh where are guys like you at in maryland?!!!

[Zeinir]

No homo man, but i want your babies.

[misskitkatrina]

@Zeinir Always yes homo.

[KJthelostdisciple]

Sarah Kay talk to us!!!!

[suchaspacecadet]

Repetition can make anything feel normal, but nothing ever truly loses its meaning. Is that it? At any rate, this is beautiful, very possibly my favorite of yours.

[cuznitt310]

Where can I get the words for this?? This is just so AMAZING!

[showersinger34]

i want to use this as a monologue... it's beautiful

[nicholas9999]

wow, how excellent this is, how excellent!

[Em905]

amazing.

[MegLuvzLife]

WOW! Wordz are SO powerful!!! I love almost every single word uttered from the poets who perform on this site. Amazing!!!!!!!

[Danipower0204]

simply amazing.

[AlotToLearn]

wooow

[devoted04]

That was powerful

[theofficefan731]

I have to pause the video every so often so I can absorb the beauty of his words.

[mgspeaks]

this is a really important poem.

[lovenicholette]

this is amazing!!!

[kingdave7]

AH Phil, you never fail to amaze.

[alinn71]

lol..this is so funny..great characterization..so true, you repeat it so many times and it becomes normal..