SARAH KAY performs "Brother"

[denzy456]

i am born on d 16th day of june <3

[tigerzskelet0n]

My birthday is June16! :)

[tilkah]

beautifull ....

[Msyeahitsme1]

So cute and touching! How old was she?

[WeAreFear]

Love her!! It's funny though, my brother's birthday is on June 16th too!!

[CollapsePostAmerika]

she is so cute. oh my goodness

[AllStarActinger]

Perfect.

[mrdalt0n]

Have my kids

[singingintherain1967]

@mrdalt0n You should listen to her poem "If I should have a daughter"

[lavenderdaydream29]

Man, she just described my brother! I totally relate to the "s" is the 19th letter thing, he would totally do that.

[alliepotpie]

This is so beyond perfect. I transcribed it all, as follows.

Brother

You jaywalked your way out of the womb

I would recognize you anywhere from the hiccup in your swagger

[alliepotpie]

Tell me where in the world did you find all that thunder

There have never been any seatbelts on your side of the car

You have always known the better magic tricks

You told me once that I was just the first draft and I’m inclined to believe you

But you came with a lot more pieces to assemble and mom and dad never got the manual

Your compass always points north but it’s a bit of a crapshoot as to whether or not you’ll ever really walk in that direction

[alliepotpie]

And I like that

It keeps people on their toes

In the carousel ride of your life, the merry go round ponies are all narwhals

Their horns point straight up

The day they build you a constellation it will be the entire F-train spread across the milky way

You will be a satellite who dips in and out of every single car the minute it comes to a stop

Pissing off everybody on the subway platform and kicking up stardust in your wake

[alliepotpie]

You can solve a law and order before the first commercial break

Once, when you were seven you came into the kitchen and asked Mom , “Does my name begin with the letter p because p is the sixteenth letter of the alphabet and I was born on June sixteenth and is Sarah just Sarah because s is the nineteenth letter and she was born on the nineteenth day of June”

And when Mom said no you nodded your head and left the kitchen mumbling to yourself,

[alliepotpie]

“Okay, just salt and pepper then.” You are my favorite stick of dynamite You are the opposite of a rubber band There are so many things I would tell you if I thought that you would listen and so many more you’d tell me if you believed I would understand. I hope you know You were never meant to wear this shadow In fact I’m the one who always steals your shoes But, is that my sweatshirt you’re wearing? It’s okay, you can keep it. In fact, it really does look better on you.

[virtuallyourzz]

Love you Sarah Kay...

[smileychick2313]

I wanna give this to y bro on his birthday but he's older than me an it doesn't quit fit but watevrt. Really hits the heart

[jadedmutt]

This is so freaking amazing. Excuse me while I go call my brother real quick. ;_;

[08sunrays]

uugggh!!! why is she sooo good! i love her voice and delivery. the way she strings her words together is just magical.

[miloismyedward]

:( my brother left for college yesterday. This hit home.

[DoodleTaffy]

This inspires me to write poems about each of my sisters! (I have no brothers, but I can think of a few guys in my life who qualify as brothers & I'd love to write something like this for them. I'd send them this, but it wouldn't fit them as much, since it was written specifically for her little brother.)

[45pantera]

Love

[PatriciaRosieur]

Shes So Pretty And Naturally Talented.

I Love Her (:

[zexxaar]

Awwwww <3

[natesimp42]

I'm a little brother, and this just made me a bit teary-eyed. Thank you



[Metacognition2015]

I think it's really cool when raw talent is so strong that you can see it organizing itself as a writer speaks.

[Sashabear40]

lovely! give it up for lil brothers, yall!!

[emmerieroi3]

She is so amazing. I honestly wish I was friends with her so we could just have endless conversations. Everything she says is beautiful!

[xXFoxRiderFanXx]

i just showed this to my bro haha but i'm his little sister so he didn't understand it as well. idc i love him 

[georgecardenas50]

wow I just discovered Sarah Kay and she is an awesome poet! Very inspiring and talented

[bjg223]

i'm the youngest and this describes all 4 of my brothers perfectly

[TheNinjamuffincat]

1:59 to 2:22 is amazing <3 haha i love her!!

[moxaholic93]

LOVE.

[Gytu]

That guy at 0:09 scared the beejebies out of me!

[rosie11954]

.....poetry has never made me cry before.. That was absolutely beautiful! Please, where can I see her live? Anyone know??

[dancecommanderrr]

I love my little bro! This is a beautiful piece.

[imsuuperduuper]

this makes me miss my sister like nothing else.

[TheLunaFace]

since ive found this girl ive writen 3 poems, 1 sonnet and a truck load of short stories its been a busy 3 months xD

[RUTKN2ME92]

"You can solve a Law & Order before the first commercial break"

That describes my brother perfectly. This poem is beautiful! :)

[SPSKDM]

that was really nice.i don't have a brother but i have cousins,we r like brothers and sister!! she is really ggod!!

[SaraJeanette1]

I've been watching videos of her poems for like the last hour and I just feel like writing my own!

[ansab1721]

i can see how she loves her brother so much ^_^

[aatunke]

i really can not get over how amazing you are

[youngaria]

ok... just salt and pepper then.

[msjfwinter]

Has she met my brother because that totally sounds like him. Amazing poem

[MissOman]

aaaaaaaaaaaw <3

[TheWish11eleven]

2 people dont feel that way about their brother. shame, i love this poem :)

[bxistris]

@The



[AmazingMonkeyQueen]

I'm inspired.  Got my pen in hand and am ready to let it all go. Thank you S.K.

[summerexhilaration]

@nl6 hahahah same here... wow, i thought i was the only one

[tigerbloodrock]

my god she does for poetry what black swan did for ballet... except without the need to get freaknasty. hell, that kind of would only cheapen it. everything I say I feel cheapens it and her. damnit Sarah Kay with your poetry and your understated grace and presence of spirit... making me feel ways about stuff....

[anticliche321]

I can tell by her poems she's had a really cool family life. It's so sweet.. I feel I'm walking into that affection when she expresses it.

[Pleasescreamsilently]

awwww



[101WazUp101]

AWESOME!!! I wanna make a poem for my lil bro...

[nl6]

Saw her on TED and now I'm just watching all of her videos instead of studying...

[actingfor47]

@nl6 Hey, me too!!!

[NicoleHeckYes]

@nl6 lol I am doing the same thing crazy.

[xHowComeYouSuckx]

@nl6 Same Here!!!!

[tigerbloodrock]

@nl6four straight hours... of poetry... but its alright though because she's hot right?

[moralesb5]

Sara my new fav. poet. Awesome

[atr222]

1 dislike *trollface*

wasn't me, though!

[TSalazar06]

I love this girl, I just found a favorite poet!!

[bmoenhuskyfan1]

I teared up & hope my sisters feel this way about me

[bcadetcadet1]

I teared up a little hearing the way she delivered this poem. I can only hope my brothers feel this way about me

[ayala314]

opposite of rubber band haha took me a while but i got it, rubber bands reject everything that comes towards them it bounces off. and him being opposite means that he gets everything that comes towards him. am i right?

[MsDeannaBanana1]

that was the sweetest.

[success887]

She is really awesome

[jpshipsey]

This makes me think of all of my sisters. I love it so much.

[iwriteonmyhands1]

you are so unbeievably talented.

[missjessicacastro]

i love it

[imu6666]

God Thanks for bringing me to Listen to sarah!!!

Thank you Deeply!

[StraySafetyPins]

"you are the opposite of a rubber band."

so much meaning packed into that simple little statement!

[alex22408]

she was at my school today and last year shes great

[Caniflyjove]

I hate hearing people complain about having siblings. I'm an only child and I've always wanted to have a little brother or sister. But I think, deep down, this is what my friends think of their family.

[prettygirlswagg9109]

I swear this reminds me so much of my brother. I love it.

[centavo71]

Wow, yah thank you Sarah Kay. i love my little brother.

[SpazzShazz]

No dislikes :) GOOD GOOD GOOD GOOD! <3

She is amazing. ^^

[LilMsMalevolent]

<3 amazing...as a big sister i can understand what you're saying so well...

[funktabulous]

salt and pepper instead of the 16th and 19th letter of the alphabet... brilliant... makes me wonder if that was her being creative or if that was really her brother

[DaDaDanille]

"Okay, just salt and pepper then."

Caaaute <3

[68candylover]

OMG!!!! that is SOOOO weird!!! my brother, watches law in order! my brother know a lot of magic card tricks!!! the compass thing! same thing! also i do talk to him when he wants to listen and he does talk to me when he thinks i will understand!!!! i love this poem now!!!! wow.... i thought i wz the only one wit a bro like that =D hehe

[savetheplanet898]

shes such a great poet

[9thedreaming9]

I love her poems

[fritzgenius15]

Me and my brother are tight like that, too.

[asdfghjkl1854]

She came to my school.

She's pretty. :]

[lehcar098]

@asdfghjkl1854 she came from my school

[leschick94]

out of all of Sarah Kay's poem this is my favorite :)

[zavierfire]

every time i watch one of Sarah Kay's performances, it inspires me to pick up a pen and dream.

[blewnuts]

@zavierfire i know right! she's SO good!

[tufflufff]

@zavierfire That is beautiful!

[Bubba17181]

that was good

[Bubba17181]

That was good

[xxholdon]

i love this!! you have a fabulous flow and the first line is great!

[tzncz]

hehe, that's a really cute story she told about her brother coming into the kitchen... so much love in her words. =)

[CathyTheDestroyer]

the best. <3

I feel that way about my brother.

[natashaftw]

I totally agree! :)

[felix106]

GOOOO SARAH!!!!!!!!!!! miss you love you, this one was awesome. hopefully i get to see u again. maybe we'll run intp each otehr at HOPE. ya never know

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[BuddhaBLADE]

nice thats sweet