showtime at The Apollo, Mr. Storm E :crack baby poem

[CUP102]

DEEP

[MichaelGaribaldi]

I remember watching that when it aired.  He knocked my socks off! Great job!!!

[HELLFIREMAGE]

and in south park, the crack babies play basketball

[Antweezysx]

you need a new vcr

[MsPoeticallyIncline1]

@Antweezysx after this amazing piece all you got from it was that they needed a new vcr wow.

[trumpetsoul]

I get goosebumps out of this. Man, you gave all your heart, emotions and soul into this...thank you so much for letting me experience this.

[MrStormE]

@trumpetsoul I still get teary eyed watching it. Thank You

[cmcgee311]

Very touching, that made me feel good. Much Love!

[cmcgee311]

Very touching, that made me feel good. Much Love!

[idlehavok]

LOL "Where u from?" "east cleveland ohio" "come on now say that aint true, shit had me laughing for a minute

[SEXYPENNEY]

That was awesome

[REACHvideos]

I love it man! Congrats!!!

[ladyniceness]

Amazing piece,. amazing message

[lljeter2000]

deep my brotha...deep

[misspimpette9]

That was amazing!! <3

[tinky508]

beautiful strong and truthful

[Drstoo1]

Far out. That hit me and was felt. Thanks

[jebusrules]

"I was given a label before I was given a name." Amazing. Absolutely amazing. What year did this take place?

[MrStormE]

I was given a habit before I was given a name" 1999 Thank you for the comment

[estari4life]

That was incredible! I felt every single one of your words. Talk about commanding the stage! Wonderful...simply wonderful.

[ladymuziklover]

Mr . Storm E: from 1 poet 2 another, that was awesome my brother. I'm speechless because that was amazing! I'm glad you were able to win over the Apollo crowd with truth :-)

[MrStormE]

Thx LML!

[ladymuziklover]

you're welcome

[Lennon4life1968]

Two things impressed about this. First of course was Desmonds words and conviction. The second thing that impressed me was the Apollo crowd. Yeah the crowd may be the toughest on the planet but it does know how to embrace real contributions.

[MrStormE]

Thank You Lennon4Life!n U Made my day

[ChrisPaulWifey3]

WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[whodizzel]

That Chocked Me Up Man

[sense321]

Deep! Cleveland stand up!

[franciscoquinones211]

thats some deep stuff. god bless man

[sexcgal06]

I love that poem. I hope he continues to write

[MzLeo293]

JOHN. F. KENNEDY ON DECK!! YA DIGG

[goyaofmanner]

This poem is so true, and it really gives us all something to think about on how we treat others because we don't know what they've been through to get where they are today, and again this was absolutely one of the best poems I've read, thanks for posting.

[MzLeo293]

BEAUTIFUL

[MzLeo293]

CLEVELAND ALL DAY YA DIGGG K HOUSE!!

[RichieRich916]

ohhhh my! Tears! Speechless! Beutiful poem

[mstlynn36]

THAT WAS VERY POWERFUL!!!!

[Thie210]

That was good!

[Cheree123]

Cleveland, all day....dat's wassup

[robertantonnyc]

Cleveland in the HOUSE>>>

[wezzygurl32]

omg i cant believe this he came to middle school when i lived in columbus ohio he did the same poem i love this poem it so sad

[djc523]

i cried

[DeepRnB]

that was DEEP my brother... Keep Doing Ya Thing

[ferretdash]

Had to watch this three times and it got better everyy time.

[breezyp843]

I cried when I first heard this!!!!!!! Very well written and said

[Quest1188]

"A Child of God. Now thats a Name you can call me" I believe that YHWH is definitely with you, man. I want to encourage you to continue to seek him cause I believe he has a mighty purpose for you. Trust Him and cherish his word.

[cmsdblues]

MAD Love for what you do!!!!!

[ThePersianPerversion]

That was proper. Anyone who watches Apollo knows how hard it is for spoken word to make it through without getting womp womped... let alone win the show! Mad (well deserved) respect.

[MrStormE]

It never fails, when I'm @ a low in life Some one like You leaves a message like that and it brightens my week. it also reminds me of how far I've come! Thank You TPP

[jeffjeff77]

im from canton, ohio (from football hall of fame) go to cleveland all the time..... SWT GO Browns, Indians, CAVS, and Bucks

[MrStormE]

Thank You Jeff GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CAVSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

[Tay0307]

That was inspirational!

[MrStormE]

Thank You TaY !!!!!

[jelisedaniels]

dats wuz deep s hell

[MrStormE]

Thank You jelise I hope you like my other stuuf too!

[ozzy85d]

MrStormE

I wanna say WOW

that was beautiful yet harsh...PERFECTLY DONE.

Any black man/woman can relate to at least 1 part of this poem...then again you know that...

[MrStormE]

Thank You Ozzy.

[keyanareynolds]

i love this poem because it's from the heart and carries a message

[MrStormE]

Thank You Keyana

[shreddez]

Inspring. Shiver me timbers.

[MrStormE]

Thank You

[pktricia18]

That was so good.

[MrStormE]

Thank you pk

[freesouljah]

right on man...the bar was raised (not lowered) for you...glad to see you leap over it graciously....

much love,

freesouljah

[antwannd]

I don't know how anyone came on that stage after you, that would've made me give up right then and there, i write poetry to, so from 1 poet to another you did yo thang up there...

[ladiluvi]

i remember when that first aired, i cried then, and now as i watch it, i cried again. You have a powerful gift

[DopeBoyMagic66]

that was good....ill add this to my favorites this will give me strength when im down

[bernie808]

this poem touched me so much I wasn't a crack baby but I was abanded by my mother at 11 and lived on the streets for a while and I know god watched over me

[Generalfuck]

FUCK...you got my neck hairs dancin...goosebumps..how could anyone go onstage after that...

[Lifesastruggle5]

AMAZING, I CRIED!

[Leigh438]

This was a very powerful and inspirational piece...I loved it!!!!

Snap Snap

[Hisautumnrain]

Thank you for subscribing to me. I am very moved. I added this Video to my Features Vlog on my Home Channel! You are amazing to me Desmond! The world should watch this. I added a Video that I just posted a few days ago that deals with other social issues. So, perfect time for me to add this page on my Channel again! ::blows kisses:: Thank you and may love rain down always upon you like.... Autumn Rain! becca @-->-----

[KiNgToNgAIII]

WoW. Inspiratinal words. Don't kno if I spelled dat rite any wayz dat waz good.

[MrStormE]

Thank You , Thank God Stay blessed!

[Hisautumnrain]

If God has His eyes on the sparrow, then surely He has His breath, speaking through you. I am moved and changed..... and then humbled.

His autumnrain and now one of your most faithful of fans, becca @-->---

[Hisautumnrain]

WOW! I found you through a Video you were selflessly responding to someone about LOVE. I then subscribed. I felt there was much more then I could hear in that Video. And then......... ::: speechless as tears flow.....::: YOU came on and spoke your Poem Art. There but for the Grace of God go I ...

[Usualrap]

Good articulation. I like your presentation. To me thats the way poetry should be done.

[spoiledprincess662]

This made me cry.

[Mr767smith]

great words!

[vreal365]

excellent

[Aliya01]

Wow.. unbelieveable.. powerful words... brought tears to my eyes