Mush - Next Wednesday - With HBO's Def Poetry Jam

[franklinmush]

drama lol

[871mumu]

i cried

[Kwissyball123]

wow....chills!!



[Sandland113]

that's what I call raw poetry

[ancrilesky]

I love this poem dose anyone know any other slam poems by her?

[kingdave7]

wow. just wow

[ebbiesart]

This poem gave me chills!

[omgkimberlyy]

damnn

[lockitkitten]

"cut herself with broken peices of father" incredable how something like that can be sumed up in one phrase

[assasinwife]

TEARS came down.... MUSH thank you ..... i love this poem

[lovethepeaceful]

MUSH I LOVE YOU!

I remember the first day you walked in my class. I knew i was gonna ave the best time ever learning how to write... LOVE YOU MUSH. You're definitely TALENT.

[ImJustAPoet]

I wrote my very first spoken word poetry because of this girl.... I have been looking for it for a while.. Real shit... I love this

[smile678]

the generation gone numb

[hation100]

So powerful. She really seems to feel her poems and I love her for it.

[classical]

this is probably the 200th time i've listened to this poem and i just started wondering... has the girl in the poem heard it yet? and how'd she react?

[stardustandmoonshine]

@classical Mush actually came to an event that I helped organize & she said that her friend ended up having the baby, I think.

[onlyhurrforvidz]

indescribably great poem. plus she's pretty:]

[Maddluv4eric]

TEARS!!!!

[moua64]

"Venus fly trap for lashes" damn!!!

[disneylover2096]

*goosebumps*

[Msdontcallmeamber]

And i cry everytime... the first because it was so beautiful, and in just a years time... because its like she knows me...

How time does change us all...

[breahnaniquel]

she's got lips that make conversation blush.....

love it!

[OverXposedKC91]

excellent delivery

[rogerdamnit]

Speechless! :)

[underestiimated]

"Searching for touch she doesn't even remember...." B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L.

[alexlovesyoubabes]

her voice is beautiful

[mangarda]

'Lips that make conversation blush every time she speaks??'

Dang. I want lips like that lol

AMAZING poem - of course! I expect nothing less from Def Poetry Jam!

[bma55]

a poem so personal it can be felt by the soul so ignorant.

emotions are meant to played like the story presented.

[0Cheeks0]

Wow, I'm crying so fucking hard. This was amazing

[ShaolinKitty]

So beautiful. First time tears sprung to my eyes from a spoken word poem.

Deep.

[Little2Honest]

this describes an old best friend of mine so flawlessly. till this day i'm still wondering where she is and if she's okay. this will always bring tears to my eyes i love this poemmmm..

[pheoniX07]

intro is siiiiiiiick!!!!!!!!!!!1

[twil9ght]

tears.

[MrDeeXnuts]

This was beautiful....The concept is amazing....what can I say...Beautiful

[EveMinaj]

This Reminds Me Of My Best Friend..

.." So Run If Yu Have 2.. But Dont Look back, I Will Be Here, Gauging Fist Fulls Lavender For Safe Keeping, Tattoo Their Silhouette Across Your Chest So Yu Can Never Forget, Cuz Yu Are My First Love.." Miss Yu Baby </3

[5sizes2big]

I don't know why, but I just want to cry....

[MrBloodmoneyinc]

@5sizes2big straight up!!! poetry and music are the only things that can bring out emotion in me...i can't even cry at funerals or watching traumatic events

[livinmylifelikitsgol]

tht was beautiful

[PRINCE2bKING]

wow good to hear a poet with out the common tone with most poets 5 stars

[strabi20]

wow!!

[Redd2bluu]

wow....but it looks like shes krumping.

[o0o0o0o0lala]

lmao

[westindianwawa]

amen... loveleh~!!

[NAtBO0tY]

does anyone know where I can get the words to this poem?

[Crazitude]

@NAtBO0tY have you by any chance gotten your hands on the words?

please let me know

[mandiie21]

real shit.

420 <3

[Choueeeey]

OMG she was my mentor at UC DAVIS!!!!

[officialhoniedip]

absolutely amazing.

[biggezhead]

DAMN GIRLS KNOWS PEOPLE.

[eeedel]

im gonna marry this woman

[Mercy055]

wow!!!

this is amazing!!

[LaishaBabyy09]

I saw her at this poetry slam in Berkeley !

I love her! =]

[LaishaBabyy09]

And she did this at the slam!

On point...

[jjdncs]

amazing

[sinsual29]

damn. that's a ride or die best friend. I felt it all the way through.

[miztosky]

love it.. so deep

[hanountyy]

i cried.

[jookie0202]

beautiful

[starmonster888]

I approve INSPIRING

[shelovezlaw82]

damn....**snap..snap**

[MaiaX3]

this still makes me cry!

[somiliancarmel13]

that was so beautiful

[MaiaX3]

oh my god that made me cry! i was not expecting that!! :O

[shawt192]

i cried. felt every word.

[smile678]

i love her she makes me cry

[djlala15]

This is beautiful. i like this one. it's straight up deep.

[dulecita09]

i love this poem i cried lol

[mzicie]

Great

[jezzidelebeetch]

j.m.+d.g.

[Vannabanana46]

i feel alive

[poeticjournalism]

holy fucking shit, that was amazing. I am now a fan for sure.

[jahnista]

hello i'm french i tried to understand all , but i maybe missed some things , can anybody can translate or explain me please??

[JahGolden]

Ce poeme est sur la facon dont elle connaissait quelqu'un qui etait le meilleur ami des poetes qui voulait aller au ciel, ont deux enfants et diplome d'une universite et elle n'a pas de la realisation de ses objectifs. C'est un bon poeme. I hope i helped...

[jahnista]

thanks a lot , i think i understand a part of it!!

and yeah your right:c'est un joli poeme so intense!!

[chunnygoat]

yay

[7dontyouknow7]

Her delivery was perfect for this piece, it really illustrated the story she was telling. That's the performance level I like and expect, very guru.

[DAshairislovepoet]

thats one of the hottest analogies i have ever heard " cutting herself with broken pieces of father" thats relal i like that

[ChocolatemintSweetie]

that was good

[smdawg25]

Very good. I loved it.

The words were very powerful, but what made it even MORE powerful was her voice and body emotion.

Pretty awesome!

[Plottoberry]

Wow.

[headknockinhoney]

brenda song?

[DeaDPasT]

To those posting comments like, big deal it happens everywhere, then yes. You are right. It does, but that dosen't make it any more wrong than it is? She speaks about the truth behind how the youth are so revolved around families, and how without the father or the mother they lose the very self conscious and become embedded in relationships that they aren't too sure of, just wanting to be loved because they never experienced it.

[mookybear2012]

@DeaDPasT  you are absolutely right because she spoke my feelings my truths. and u said it plain and simple u need the love of ur mother, and me personally i lost the love of my father and unfortunately that love will never b found again. so for those who dont see the truth she says it, and thank u DeaDPasT for writing it!

[angelicjd03]

i love this poem it never gets old.

all you guys who are bad mouthing it are just haters and dont know true art when you hear it.

[jennyjennn27]

is she talkin about herself?????

[mercifulbeauty]

was iight

[cantdenyit718]

she got retarded out of nowhere

[luvde21]

i lov it venus fly traps for eyes lashes Amazin!!!!!!!!

[TonyOnlyandFriends]

wow the quality on this is so bad its all i pay attention to.

all i got from this poem was that there is a girl who had a father until he abandoned her and now she is trying to fill that affection she needed by sleeping with men, and she just happens to be this girls friend.

whats the message?

this happens all the time hahaha

[Datz12365]

i agree wid u 100%

[mangarda]

Well she's not just talking about the pain her friend has gone through...she's also trying to convince her that her life is not over just because she is having hard times now. She tells her to 'be free' from her dependence on having sex with uncaring men to make her feel valuable because the poet saw the value innate in her since the 6th grade, and believes that she can get that value back if she doesn't give up on her future.

Of course, this message is to all of us going through hard times.

[mangarda]

To continue...that isn't the ONLY interpretation you can make of this poem...I just wanted to try and convince you that this poem DOES have a message if you choose to hear it.

I know there's a lot of "woman-in-pain" poems out there, but don't be fooled to thinking that she's not saying something important just because she's talking about something that "happens all the time." In fact, the fact that this is a common story makes the message even MORE important.

[manez1234]

speak!!! lol "this poem does have a message if you choose to hear it" wow that was deep lol. let me guess, you write poetry don't you? very well said, I completely agree with you in both of your comments

[dsparrow82]

The message is what you get out of it. Just because it happens all the time doesn't make it right, or allow to become common. The first thing to do, when you want to change something, is address it. Which I believe she is doing right here.

[pisot]

wow!

[a15hah]

i luv her hairr

[blass08]

I Love This!!!!!!!!!

[ShortiiBluez]

It gave me chills.

[lilbunnyjr6207]

ahhh....im not a cryer but my nose burned when I heard this...I think my body was trying to cry...lol

[suppdaddy]

its deep reeal deep.

[rayreeves]

i somewhat felt i was listening to jin. but good stuff no doubt.

[mustangmommy]

wow.. i cried.. just... wow

[luckychickita334]

omg this reminds me and my best friend..I moved to a different state and we lost touch and now I'm back and she told me how she got locked up and how she wished i could have been there for her when she was struggling i feel bad sometimes..

[Darkfaeire]

I feel like she's talking about me..

[payday108]

lol

[rosalierox247]

no... that is not an l.o.l... this means that this is a powerful poem. not something for you to laugh about

[hazydeviation]

this made me emotional..

very empassioned.

i appreciate this so much.

thanks for posting.

[FR3SHxBEBE]

I loved that, it was so passionate.

[ershlaywho]

dope!!

[Prettiredd22]

DANG!

That was beautiful +

she made me feel everything

that she was saying

[LodemaiT]

I'm in love with this poem...really

[mraznhustla]

good luk on ur future

[snowhyte001]

this was so heart-felt and raw... and something that hasn't been done before. way to go!!

[mangarda]

Loved it. This isn't like the other "suffering woman" poems out there. She tells about the struggle of women without being overly tragic. She was real about the pain, but she left me with hope at the end.

[popcorn871527]

beautiful

[bubsybub]

that was amazing.

peace

[funkluv]

sorry is this a pro or anti abortion poem im confused

[sue01234567890]

It's neither. This poem isn't about abortion.

[sue01234567890]

It's neither. This poem isn't about abortion.

[JESSNLISA4EVA]

get a life u fin sux

[x0toxicfreak0x]

this poet is awesome what are you talking about she sux? she's really good!

[mangarda]

I love this here...I love to hear Asian poets go on about something other than the same Asian stereotypes. There's so much more to us than just that...

[kabukigirl2286]

i said god daymn!

that was beautiful.

[thaluvabuv]

DANGGGG.

that was deep.

i love her flow.

[sudansupergirl]

i have nothing to say just wow

[axelgrind]

after watching that I honestly got chills, now my feet are cold :*(

[puaJeansJoe]

That really touched my heart. Not because of the girl, not because of the words and not because of the meaning... but because of this pure passion that this woman has and forms into these magnificent lines. Adorable! Keep on inspiring the audience!

[lusterwings]

You are on fire, sweetheart!

[TotalGymClassLove]

Thank God for the art of spoken word!!!

[bryantphan]

MUSH!!!

=D

[lizzyb00bah]

i've said it before & i'll say it again, this girl is definately a reason to fall in love with spoken word. passion off the chain & a way of expressing the words through her body..friggin' awesome. plus she's hella real in person, i met her a few years back. :] dope ass chickkkk.

[mzcollegegurl06]

Real deep!! Love it..

[stressout]

shits tight -- she is off the hook -- bay areaa

[marariane]

this made me cry... shes absolutely amazing

[KathaleenWhisper]

Glad I'm not the only one. Chills and Tears. She's very good.

[nishawatson15]

i cried to because its oh so true

[flutterbyamber]

damn.

[hot2chocolate]

shes a beast

[wvuclogger]

She is amazing i love this poem

[ambiemouse]

oh wow. wonderful i got the chills.

[fox89c]

That was deep

[spinalganglion]

man I teared up,I couldn't help myself.

[b28e]

Almost made me tear up.

[imaqtee1]

Very deep and great!

[yasnaixa]

that was deep.

[MRSNAYNAY18]

DABG THAT WAS DEEP IM N AGREEMENT

[b00itspauL0]

MUSH still THE BEST.

[yourrmomisugly]

you can't judge how deep a poetry reading is by judging it on a scale from 1-10. this reading is deep. not because it's a girl telling a story about her friend but because of her message. dont let these ignorant people let you believe that their opinion of poetry is more important than yours.

[thefkncomplex]

This is beautiful...

[elcurly117]

so she was a slut then? thats not so deep

[heyunloving1]

LOL

[tamara11679]

you are missing the point to this poem its not about her friend being slut!

[Rebeccaloveslife13]

This is so true!! Without a father shit is so much harder and you fall to any who will give you what that love. And its not the right kind of love.

[beichen32]

deep? u call this deep? it's just talking about one confused girl and her problems, how's that deep? it's good that she's doing this for her friend, but I the problem with both her and her friend is one word-priorities. there's a lot more interesting, and important stuff to worry about out there than, well, female problems

[lastbroken]

its not about wats he talks about its about how shes says it and draws a picture for those who dont see wat shes gone thro along with a her friend

[xrawsugarx]

I can't believe you are referring to the life of somebodys unborn child as female problems.

[tamara11679]

Are you serious? Your Conception of this poem can not be these dumb????

[u8reku8uy]

its nice to know the life or death or your future child is a NOT priority and just a female fucken problem. your an idiot... start thinking before you judge other ppls expressions, and if you can't say anything positive keep that negativity to yourself. aint no one giving you props for being arrogant.

[beichen32]

Compared to say, starving children in africa, racism, genocide, etc, her problems ARE small. I mean at least she has a choice right? If a person can't even control who he/she sleeps with, then honestly, I can't feel too sorry for him/her. And once again, I don't think her performance was that great, but last time I checked I had the right to think. Just because I don't like this piece means i'm an idiot? And you call me arrogant. lol

[BlindAsFate]

It's not about her problems, its about a piece of art that comes from the heart. You can hear it in her words, if you can't maybe you need to figure out some small problems of your own.

[u8reku8uy]

yes there are problems in the world but whose problem is goin to matter most at the end of the day.... your own! thats fine if you dont like her piece... i said that you need to keep the negativity to yourself because you are assuming that this is not a problem. and that is arrogant my friend

[beichen32]

What I was criticizing was the process in which she/one perceives a problem as becoming a problem in the first place. My critique was in her priorities. I do not for a second disagree with the fact that at the end of the day your problems are the most important of all.

[fluffynelly]

Yeah there are starving children in Africa, and yeah there's genocide and racism and homophobia, but no matter now many peace treaties you sign or how many starving children you feed there are still going to be those people that are closer to home than you can ever imagine. Those people who live their lives hurting and crying. Yeah... on a full stomach, but pain is pain, and it's everywhere and there is no saying that one person's pain is more important than the next.

[beichen32]

However, if those problems consists of having sex with random people for comfort, and afterwards feeling like shit because of it, then to me it's not something worth talking about. It's weak, IN MY OPINION. My opinion comes from seeing a lot less fortunate people making a better fight out of it. You may think differently, but it doesn't make you arrogant until you bash someone else with unrelated personal insults.

[wadiwale]

The world would be a boring place if the only poetry we wrote were about starving children.

[pkiddin]

"ur own future can't afford to lose u"....that's serious.......wow

[tsomach]

she made me cry

[daddygirlnunu]

omg so deep it made me cryyyy!!

[NSAngelz220]

this poem is so real its scary... searching for touch she doesnt even remember... think every mans hands will mend her... i can so relate to that...