Andrea Gibson--A Letter to the Playground Bully from Andrea Age 8 1/2--10/14/10

I really wish my camera wouldn't have switched modes during this one, it's terrific.

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[polynezianborn]

does any body know what she is saying at 3:42? something about stairs?

[laurenwhite1987]

@polynezianborn  I don't know if you've seen the version done by Andrea GibCHIN (search that name and it will come up as the first or second result), but it's the only other video of this poem (performed by AG). The lines are the same, as far as I know, so hopefully that helps. :)

[i8alisha]

thanks laurenwhite1987 i am a huge Gibby fan, was lucky enough to see her in seattle, wearing her sweater vest even. she literally knocked the breath from my chest and left me silently gasping for air. thanks for sharing these awesome videos!

[laurenwhite1987]

@i8alisha @laurenwhite1987 You are so very welcome! I'm glad you, too, had the chance to see her live--life changing!

[i8alisha]

goosebumps. dear God she gives me goosebumps! this just might be my new favorite! can u tell me what CD this is from?

[laurenwhite1987]

@i8alisha It's a brand new poem, so it hasn't been recorded yet. She plans on releasing a 5th album and a new book soon, so we can hope it will show in one of those. :)

[megsly]

She has such a beautiful mind.

[i8alisha]

@ polynezianborn she says

some people’s fathers are like attics

I’ve heard attics have monsters in their walls and shaky stares.

I think if I lived in a house with attic

I’d nightmare a burglar in my safety chest

and maybe I’d look for rest in the sticks and stones

‘cause my mother says a person can only swallow so much punch

before he’s drunk on his own fist

[GreatFreakOfNature]

I wish I could actually Read this. I mean, hearing her emotion when she speaks the Poem of wonders is amazing, I'd just like to sit down and read something, and reading this, between the lines. Read each line with an Open mind, and listening to her is spectacular as well, how she pronounces words and pours the Bs out with Booms. But I'd love to Read this still. Such a Brilliant Poem.

[StevennATN]

Wait..... an 8 year old wrote this?

[namiblue6]

@polynezianborn "I've heard addicts have monsters in the walls and shaky stairs"

[imasillypickle222]

That one dislike is her bully

[51320044]

@polynezianborn you can find all the exact words at andrea gibson dot org

[Xiicciix]

I have a friend named Andrea Andrews x3

[geeroo9]

just gorgeous. just that!

[pigofrohan]

oh my goddddd I love that she uses Having the Compass by Helios as the background

[therayho]

@polynezianborn

"I’ve heard attics have monsters in their walls and shaky stairs."