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  • damn i miss my girl

  • Has the recording of Etheridge Knight reading this poem made it to youtube?

  • I love this. Really not his original?

  • I think you mean Etheridge Knight, it's his poem. Great poem though, and Tracy Morgan did a really good job performing it.

  • @shoelaces345 yes! thank you!

  • This piece is inspired from a Langston Hughes poem titled "F***ed Up"

  • Im pretty sure no one knows that this is actually a Langston Hughes piece....smh this is an extremely strong piece!

  • Awww, Tracy!....

  • etheridge knight!

  • that's the truth

  • If you've been in love & lost this is exact.

  • reminds me of:

    Sinead O`Connor-Song with no name (on youtube)

    the character of the above song and the person in knight's poem are in the same emotional space

  • That sums it up.

  • I would do same thing what Tracy said. If you ever had a girl that ment the whole world to you and you lost her.. Fuck everything after that. I mise well go to hell to. It happened to me before i know where he is coming from. good fucking poem

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  • am I wrong for liking this?

    sorry GOD i love u

  • how can he go somewhere that doesnt exist SUCKA

  • Please please PLEASE give credit to Etheridge Knight. He wrote this poem - NOT Tracy Morgan. It's a great reading, but he did not write it. Mzprettykitty - could you please include that in the info? People are, you know, yeah. Thanks! And thanks for posting this.

  • yes, yes. please do.

  • @toomuchsoy thank you. I didn't know that

  • what song was playing when he came out?

  • Fuck Nfuma or whatever his name is!

  • awesome... tracy morgan's my new favorite poet!

  • what did he say at the end.. anyone please..

    "all i want is my women back so my soul can what?..............."

  • ....sing."

  • sing

  • Lets get back to how true and genuine and emotional his reading of this poem was.

    Poem by Etheridge Knight

    PS. realize whoevers arguing, youre not gonna change eachothers opinions. so drop it.

  • what song is that?

  • I will take you with me.

  • yeah,probably you as well dude..

  • Nice too bad it sounded like people were repressing laughter because they'd expected it to be more comedic so in my opinion the audience giggled on some areas whereas they wouldn't for some other poet.

  • @rctecopyright There's nothing wrong with giggling at poetry. This poem definitely has a tongue-in-cheek aspects, but at the same time it has pain and sorrow. Sometimes it's healthy to laugh when you're sad.

  • this is honest,not trying to be artsy in any way.I love him.

    and hey,stop arguing.takes you nowhere.

  • Lets clear this all up:

    "God doesn't Exist" because he is not in the PHYSICAL form. For something to EXIST, it has to be physical, have a life, or animation.

    YAHWEH, ALLAH, JAH, GOD are titles for the diety. The INFINITE. The MOST HIGH. Divinity in which we learn of morality. It has nothing to do with spirits for we are the creations of The Creator.

    Plain and simple.

  • Does love, trust, inspiration, creativeness and hate cease to exist because it cannot take physical form? There is no physical form to air-it exists. Yes, morality...if we all had the ability to align morality what a truly wonderful world it would be. If we create the Creator, we must create the morality. If we all shared the same morality, we would all die from natural causes. The name we give to ideas & beliefs can create an Iconic connection which empowers all. Perhaps read my comment again?

  • actually air is a physical entity...not solid but definately physical. not, btw, that im saying The Almighty, doesnt exist, just saying the thing you said about air is wrong. the love hate things...much better examples of non tangible things which exist.

  • If God existed he would make sure we all got along and respected one another...oh wait maybe that's our job and he's just crying. Most people don't even believe in themselves or the wife that they changed from a friend into a resentment. They only believe that what you believe is wrong and they'll always be right. If God exists right now, prayers couldn't be answered b/c He'd be so busy crying uncontrollably at all we've been given for free and throw away at a huge price.

  • everytime somebody says smth about god, a whole bunch of ppl have to start arguments on youtube..

    -_-

  • Amen

  • lol i kno so fuckin annoying, that and when ppl say anything bout race, its like 5 fuckin pages of arguements. shit man just watch the vid and bounceee

  • totally agree!

  • so true!

  • I want my woman back, so my soul can sing

  • Man created god in one sense, but it's important to remember that actions are open for interpretation. If something miraculous happens and humans aren't able to justify it through any other means than deity, can we really say they're wrong? There's no evidence either way. If I say "I saw god," I can't prove it empircally, but you can't disprove it empircally.

  • uh. this was awesome. wow.

  • he is eternal. how ? idk, idk everything. but i trust him. he says he has always been here. all im saying is faith in God is not an irrational idea. its not a blind faith. so go ahead and put your faith in science because it promises so much. ill put mine in God. Hes taken care of me this far, Science is your religion. and i hope it all works out for you. because i have absolutly nothing to lose, you have everything to lose. if im wrong no biggie if you are, dont bitch at God when he Judges you

  • take a metaphor people.

  • Wow, Tracy Morgan never fails to impress, that was awesome.

  • Damn. That was passion. I dig it.

  • When you lose a girl you care about you don't care about anything else. And if you never had a girlfriend you wouldn't understand.

  • i feel you but do u really believe saying f the Lord is worth it? you jus might lose her for ever than you know... idk may be may be not right lol

  • FUCK GOD, FUCK JESUS, ALL THE COCK SUCKERS THAT MADE UP THE BIBLE, AND RELIGION, whats gonna happen if you say fuck god? is he gonna get mad and zap you with a lightning bolt? are you gonna go to "hell" when you die.... lol get fucking real will ya?

  • ill pray for you. Christ is real. you will face him some day. just like i will. Then say what you just said

  • He wasn't denouncing God you one-sided sheep. He was saying that nothing, even God, matters when you lost your true love. Everyone with a heart and a mind has been there. And it looks like you have neither.

  • Hold up G. i wasnt even refering to Tracy Morgan you dip shit. I was responding to another idiot who also denouncing God.

    and if your arguement is true why didnt he say so? why F*** GOD? You have to Make UP a justification for him, somehow down playing what came out of his mouth (F*** GOD)

  • How about this: I don't think God exists because I have a rational mind. You on the other hand, believe in an invisible deity living in the clouds.

  • yeah and by "rational mind" you believe we came from nothing. absolute nothingness.

    and that "Nothing" caused "Nothing" to explode and Create "EVERYTHING" sounds real RATIONAL to me

  • Well according to your belief; God came from nothing because he was here first. Who created God? ;)

  • and by the way... if there is no God or standard of right and wrong or for that matter a reason for living .what is a "Rational Mind" all that is (according to you) is a complex chemical reaction that partakes in a human mind to create his thought and beliefs.

    so having a Rational mind is no diffent then anything else. who are you to think your better then anyone else who doesn't have your thoughts or beliefs(or chemical reactions).you are a machine that has no control of his chemical biology.

  • Why do u hate God?

  • yea.. its hard to hate something that doesnt exist :S

  • so why do you hate the IDEA...idiot. think your arguements all the way through before you open your mouth

  • I never said i hated anything.. I just stated that god doesnt exist.

  • prove it.

  • Do you think that god doesn't exist because you've explored all the options and gone through the process of rejecting them? Or do you think god doesn't exist due to intellectual laziness?

  • or because there is no real evidence that god exists?,People who need some sort of highter power to tell them how to live their lives and who cant face their own death need religion when they cant face the fact that when they die they will end up 10 feet underground and nothing will happen. Fact is that the only thing that speaks for god is the bible, wich is a book like any other book and like any other book the bible is written by men, not god.

  • To be honest, there is no way of knowing what happens when we die. The thought that we go in a box 10 feet underground and nothing happens is just as much of an inferral that we go to heaven for eternity. The only way to know what happens when we die is to die, and anyone who's posting here is obviously hasn't reached that point yet. I simply trying to say that people should put some quality time into developing things like an opinion on religion. Especially if they're going to preach.

  • My point is that you also have to take in mind that through history many thousand religions have existed wich we look back on today and wounder how people could have believed this and that its obvius that its not true ( grec and norse mythology for exemple) In a couple of thousand years christianity will be an old memory and something new might have taken its place, My point is that how can we believe that god created man when we know man created god?

  • we dont know that man created god, we just know man wrote a book about it. and from most religions,until this day, christianity,judeism and islam have survived,which are to me 3 versions of pretty much the same story. they all preach peace and love, like when u say. live and let live.thats in the bible. these books teach good living ethics,it is man who corrupts and distorts things to his own will.

  • the bible nd all those religion confuses me that's why im becoming a buddhist lol

  • be whatever you want, as long as it teaches is good and nice, buddhism is a great religion as well.

  • @digibu 6 feet ;)

  • i don't care who you miss you never go that far in nothing you do to say "F GOD" wow!

  • Poor guy, love can make you happy or mess you up...

  • Who gives a shit if he says fuck god. Do any of you have proof he exists? Until then, he's imaginary. And even if he weren't, don't you guys say god is supposed to be forgiving? Play by your own rules, jerkoffs

  • Weather or not he is imaginary does not concern you,you should not question in what you do not know exist.I believe in God and jesus christ.He said "fuck God",I noticed it and I must say that's some potent shit but he has his emotions and a free will,as we were all created to have one,hell I have seen men say fuck the anthem but to say fuck to the lord is a bit of an over step because to say nigger is a national offense.Who created you?Who created pets?how bad is saying fuck god of an offense?

  • i believe in a magic dragon named buck. buck created you. dont ever say fuck buck or he fuck you up.

  • Take it as a joke all you want.

  • buck is just as real as god is until we're proven otherwise. But if believing in god makes you feel better, then i get why you believe in god.god is dr. feelgood!

  • Hey man,If you don't believe in god then thats you...but the shit the bible says is happening today...and im accepting my Saviour

  • You can take any book and draw connections to whats happening today. But like I said, do what works for ya

  • stupid ignorant pseudo-intellectual christian, gb2 church and suburban circle jerks.

  • its a poem. think of the context in which he said fuck god. he lost a girl that he obviously loved so much that he doesn't care about anything. society, family, history or even god. he just wants his girl back. maye that idea is too much for you. you obviously never felt the same way he did then. imagine what you would have to lose in order to say fuck god. it would probably be alot, thats how much she meant to him. Why dont you think beore you speak

  • Yeah I think Roberiddle should think before he speaks, too. Good point.

  • dr. feelgood? interesting.

  • HAHAH FUCK RED RIPE TOMATOES

  • FUCK GOD YO, i mean if he existed, FUCK HIM

  • the f' god thing fits into the poem. People do stupid things when they are hurt and don't care until they realize they are wrong. Plus, the poem is angry so I'm sure you have to understand.

  • that was too much you just don't bring god into it

  • That was a beautiful display of very real emotion. God will forgive him.

  • with that said though, i would never say Fuck God...thats a little too out there

  • bid deal that he said fuck God.....you have to respect the mans feelings. He is intitled to his opinion, and not everyone feels as you do about things, such as God

  • YES!!

    TRACY MORGAN

    Comedian, Singer, Actor, and Poet

    TRACY IS JUST TOO COOL.. OBAMA/BIDEN 08

    OBAMA/BIDEN 08

  • it's Poetry i raised my eyebrow when he said fuck god but it's a mood that he described well.Expresssion

  • I don't like that he said fuck God either. It's really bold. But at the same time keep in mind that he's expressing himself. You may have never thought 'fuck God' but haven't you ever just been like "Fuck everything?" Have you never lost something precious to you?

  • Nice job Tracy. :) *sing*

  • thats some retard shitt when he says f* Gd...God can burn u out in mili-second for that

  • i dont like he said f@#$ God

  • Fuk god? naw man fuk you. what's wrong with you

  • deep

    i know that feeling all to well

  • FUCK MUKUMA OR WHATEVER HIS NAME IS LOL

  • this is a poem called feeling fucked up by etheridge knight, he wrote it in jail.

  • I feel bad for him...

  • its called poetry.. it doesnt mean thats what he believes.. he was expressing how he felt.. dont act like you never felt like fuck everything.. goot shit Tracy..

  • wow! that was really deep!! well done.

  • wow

  • FUCK YOU! lol joax lol mad luv mad poem

  • this isnt his poem, its another guys i forget his name anyway.

  • I think you missed the point of the Poem. Hes not really saying fuck god, he just wants to portray the hurt he feels now his woman is gone.

  • not even what if he doesn't believe God created him, not everyone believes the same thing. I think this is a strong poem even though he comes at God like that but he's trying to make a point. I'm not saying I would but I'm sure God understand lol :D

    fyi:::i like the poem

  • I guess we all have our own thoughts on this but i like the poem itself but as to what he said about God i realize what he's trying to capture. He wants to show you the pain he feels from losing his woman but i guess the way he decided to show his pain was by saying fuck it to something he knew would catch attention. So i understand and see the creative point in which he tried to make but i don't feel that it was as effective as he had planned it to be. But none the less i like the poem.

  • that was amazing

  • he cant be disrespecting god like that he goin to hell

  • How Do U Kno HE Believin God??

  • Haha Tu che. I was thinking the same thing!

  • You have no soul.

  • you never been in love then

  • You did not GET that? This is why we need arts BACK in our school system. I also agree You've NEVER been in love. Retarded & pointless...Yep, I'd say something is.

  • Okay, I too agree that artistic programs need to get back into the system because that poem is horrific. lol There are many more words in the English language that could better articulate. Please UNDERSTAND that we can agree to disagree. You feel it's good and I feel otherwise. It's called opinion. End of story.

  • I understand the creative aspect of poetry, but going as far to say that about Jesus. I just think he could have left that part out. That's blasphemy

  • But that's the whole point of the poem. I mean saying fuck Fanon, fuck Coltrane, fuck the Revolution (especially considering when this poem was originally written) that's some powerful, powerful stuff. The fact he's saying he cares about none of these things that we all hold so dear emphasizes the importance and the dependence he had on his woman.

    Also this isn't Tracy's poem, it's an Etheridge Knight poem and Mos explains before the clip starts it's Etheridge's not Tracy's.

  • he was really pissed

  • ayyy man that was a good poem real talk.

  • not as good as "You Have Nice Feet"

  • doesnt anyone know that poem is written by the amazing Etheridge Knight? I wonder why Tracy didnt give him credit. I love Tracy and all, but it seems a bit like he acted like he wrote that... Whats the deal?

  • my thoughts are that he omitted it for emphasis. i tried imagining him crediting Etheridge Knight at the beginning or at the end, and it took the claws off of Tracy's performance. but whatevs. thank you for pointing out E. Knight though (i googled him after your comment).

  • Amen. More people should read more poems by Etheridge Knight.

  • Tracy... Do the damn thang!

  • WOW!!!!! Tracy Morgan you are GOOD!!!

  • asheyblack...stfu

  • he played hustle man

  • I'm not sure who you are supposed to be to even BEGIN to surmise in this lifetime or the next what OFFENDS ME-- ME. I have my own MIND like Tracy Morgan. If I choose to EXPRESS MYSELF here or right to your face: IT IS NOT FOR YOU TO THINK you are CHASTISING ME, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T. Now, do YOU "get it"?

  • shut the fuck up, get that.

  • LOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!! Please! XD Don't be salty because your tiny little brain just grasped that I STRAIGHT UP slapped you in your face with my response-- and suddenly you realize A)you have NO MIGHT against me N-O-N-E, or what I choose to think and write on here ALL NIGHT AND DAY & B) you could NEVER shut me up- now what??????????????????????????­?? more curse words?????? LOLOLOLOL... keep at it lil young scrappa...

  • XD babe, whoeva you may be: tricks are for kids, LOL. you need to stop playing the nut cursing & carrying on like a fool, & go somewhere & learn how to respect your elders youngsta' lololol. PS Nice meeting you.. LOL!

  • why comment, why watch, your not really a Tracy Morgan fan, he didn't play Roscoe on Martin, Martin played Roscoe, you'll get your cool points back if you can tell me who Tracy Morgan did play on Martin...

  • aight homie u got me i meant hustle man

  • it's cool man, I do agree that now he acts pretty weird, but he needs to go back to that hustle man persona because that was funny.

  • Snaps!

  • He is great

  • when i was coming up i would not say f* my mother to her face even if i was playing. some know what i mean, but to say that in refernce to God, yeah alright.

  • Shit when heartbreak happens u are like "fuck everything". That's the point that he was trying to make

  • hes the fuckin man

  • disgusting and offensive

  • what a jackass you are.. oh no how dare he state how he feels!... Shut up, ethridge knight kills it every time

  • I'm not sure who you are supposed to be to even BEGIN to surmise in this lifetime or the next what OFFENDS ME-- ME. I have my own MIND like Tracy Morgan. If I choose to EXPRESS MYSELF here or right to your face: IT IS NOT FOR YOU TO THINK you are CHASTISING ME, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T. Now, do YOU "get it"?

  • LOL

  • ROFL

  • HAHAHAHA

  • IGHT!

  • UMMM. NO?

  • WHY>?'`?+!?èç

  • really dug this.

  • chet, that was hardcore

  • Damn. He got to say fuck everybody including god on tv. and no one said shit. amazing

  • You just did...j/k

  • it was hbo, not regular cable

  • now y would u say that mr. jefferson?

    has wheezy not been able to dildo you 8 times a week as promised on ur wedding vows?

  • u funny  lol

  • was aight.

  • yo, that shit is intense.

  • damn yo

  • Yeah, I sort of thing he was being serious. I thought his poem was good though. Really expresses his hurt. Nothing really matters when you ain't got love.

  • Wait, I'm confused was he trying to be funny or he was for real?

  • the poem was meant to be taken seriously.

  • and it was a good poem.......

  • lol i can't prounoounce "nkrumah" either

  • i didnt kno he had it in him

  • wow, that was an amazing poem..this guy is unbelievably talented..I have made poems like that..but that one was powerful.wow