"Declaration of Independence" Brave New Voices 2010

[PandaDomoKitty97]

wow, that was amazing... <3 new fan

[trinibabi27]

Awesome! :) My mom is Trini too

[JayM4HIM]

Amazing! Does anyone know where I can find the lyrics to this because there are parts I cannot understand when she talks.

[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.

[MrKlw19]

You Are Good...Nice

[cupcake12383]

shes really good i loved it!! her poems always have meaning

[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.

[smoothcitrus]

I respect your point of view. You expressed very clearly why there was need for change, and it was passion fused to words that drove those changes. You have a powerful voice, very nice work.

[gReNaDaAnGeL]

what is said after "this is one nation under God"?

[RavenRobin18]

@gReNaDaAnGeL " you could'nt have spells and trickeryin this pureland this is . this onec patreartical saciity practa it's patreatisam by wereing proudly its colors of red white and blue. RED, WHITE,AND BLUE......."

[gReNaDaAnGeL]

@RavenRobin18 THNX!!!!

[RavenRobin18]

@gReNaDaAnGeL@gReNaDaAnGeL " you could'nt have spells and trickeryin this pureland this is one nation under God . this onec patreartical saciity practa it's patreatisam by wereing proudly its colors of red white and blue. RED, WHITE,AND BLUE......." hope this is what youwanted to know

[jsimmons2021]

I like this poem, but i wanted to know the name that was said after Sean Bell. it was at the 3:00 mark.

[PoeticSoul11]

@jsimmons2021 Oscar Grant

[ShaynaRichardson]

girl....this is cold....poetry is and expression of you and how you feel and what you experiance.....its art....and its beautiful

[TheAnonymousOnline]

*ahem* subscribed :D Great job. That's quite a clever piece of work there.

[DancerM4eva]

OMG !!!! i f'n loveeeeeeee this poem !!!!!!!!!! Now THAT is talent !Love love love <3

[sjdacitykid]

You are the truth Ima rapper so when I listen to you speak your poems have so much visual in them it's ridiculous you inspire me to turn heads in every song I write because there truely is alot to say we as people just have to find the words you've found yours and I definetely need to find mines!!!love your poems:-)

[mamachay18]

Excellent poem and delivery. I love the emotion, the passion and your talent is profound. My only issue is that many of us who are "white" have also suffered and continue to suffer. I believe you left us out of that equation and it comes across as a bit bias. that being said, it is YOUR experience and point of view and I totally respect and honor that. Good luck to you. You were amazing on Brave New Voices!

[Y0UNGTR3Z]

I loved this piece for the most parts but you sorta misunderstood America's point of view in some of the lines. . . But you gotcha point across. . . Spitt that

[arawriasky]

@PoeticSoul11 I shared this piece in a presentation on poetry at my church, and I got a lot of requests for a transcript of the piece. Anywhere I could find that? Thanks =)

[misstia94]

you killed that!! that was hot!

[cassandrakumi]

you really make me proud. your words really filled up my heart. very impressed and hope you go somewhere great through your words.

[Nakiabrown830]

This was deep and touched many important truths ma. You really did your thing. I hope you continue writing and speaking on subjects just like this. It's enough poets talking about love. i'm glad you went beyond that and touched something meaningful.

[gReNaDaAnGeL]

Can i get the words to this? i want to read it to my English class

[Mikayla1312]

@gReNaDaAnGeL I want it too tht was deep!

[gReNaDaAnGeL]

Umm can i use this poem for my english class? I felt this poem and she asked us to bring in a peom that touched us and your did =)

[poetwithoutapology]

That hit hard. Truth without any anesthetics.

[DIAMOND61702119]

YO, I REALLY LOVE THYS GIRL...SHE IS THE ONLY ONE THAT SENDS CHILLS THROUGH MY BODY....ALTHOUGH EVERY POET I WATCHED SO FAR SHE HAS ME @ ATTENTION....I JUST THINK SHE IS GREAT...GREAT......GREAT

[JOAQUINTHEBEAST34]

great poem and fuckin truthful.

[arawriasky]

This truth needed to be spoken. Thank you, from the depths of my soul.

[chosen4service]

She tore this piece up!! Love it.

[OptimisticlyCynical]

I'm impressed by your ability to ignore all the moans and groans. Good job.

[MiyaviMachine]

your poetry was amazing!!! good job :)

[WOLVESVIDS]

woah

[Msboop06]

Chills yo! She said it all!!! TRuTH!!! She said it all... Know yourselves Friends... Know what you stand for. There is a big picture they are tryin to hide from us... Don't get to caught up in the distractions to notice the truth!!! Open your minds and be free!!!

[Msboop06]

You say it girl!!!

[shorttai07]

watch na i from Trinidad...an dis poem is one a d bess i ever hear......swear. and dat gay part was reaaaaallll bad...i rate yuh. done know.

[007chepe]

Best peom ever

[TIARIZZLE]

wow wow wow! I'm supposed to be in the bed but I think I'ma watch this video again! lol that was by far one of the best poems I've ever heard you had a lot of good points and now you have me thinking Nshit! lol "every fourth of July we set fire crackers in celebration of the way crackers fired their superiority at the minorities" that was my favorite part lol thanks for talking about gay people WOO GO GAY PEOPLE! lol

[getgln]

@TIARIZZLE I like your comment for Natalie's vid =] Hey, It's her bday today =] She's on Facebook =]

[TIARIZZLE]

@getgln well tell her I said happy birthday! lol

[PurplePassionz05]

You went INNN!! I love it.

[LadiePoetry2010]

your poetry is deep!! I shared this on facebook by the way, this is a mindstirring talent you have. Really makes me think, And i don't even like politics. Had poetry been a way of teaching i would have aced it. lol

MUCH LOVE

[triniparang]

Okay that was amazing! your words hold power!

I have to say though, each person is raised differently and have seen different things and write on what they see. So DJPKBOO33 you can disprove what poetic soul wrote because you've seen cohesion in your community, and i'm sure poeticsoul has as well, but poeticsoul has also seen a lot of racism and this is what has driven her to write what she wrote, not all poems are wholistic, some just point out what DRIVES them. so don't judge

[DJPKBOO33]

Nice... so I guess Black on Black crimes don't count in your speech. The soldiers of every color fight and die in wars so you can have your little poetic shindigs. You talk about Trinidad... Trinidad is not the US. So if you're not happy in the US go back to Trinidad. I am from Guam a US Territory where WHITES, BLACKS, ASIANS, ISLANDERS all died for that same RED---- WHITE----BLUE!!!! And on Guam we are PROUD to be AMERICANS.

[PoeticSoul11]

@DJPKBOO33 The line which mentioned Trinidad (which was about my mom, not me) is about people coming from different countries to the US, and being called "aliens." They are human beings just like us.

I also mentioned several different races, and all of the hardships that each one has had to go through while being in this country.

By the way, at Brave New Voices, I have heard the poetry team from Guam speak on things that are not right about America, as well.

[PoeticSoul11]

@DJPKBOO33 I respect your opinion, however I believe that you misunderstood the message of my poem.

[suza1103]

@DJPKBOO33 Fuck you guam mother fuckers you arent americans

[MiyaviMachine]

@DJPKBOO33

ok stop getting worked up its jsut a poem itas a way to realese what you feel so dont judge it just because you dont agree with t. write your own god damn poem if u have such a problem

[Mrsh3artbr3ak]

@DJPKBOO33 Its clear that you did not understand the poem!! And instead of asking for her to explain what she meant you just brought ur negativity to such a beautiful poem! And its crazy how u ignored everything else and just decided to be negative. Like my mother would always say. If u have nothing good to say then DONT SAY ANYTHING AT ALL! (GREAT JOB NATALIE =)

[theglamouresque]

Speechless.

Just speechless.

[120showstopper]

omg!!