Rudy Francisco - "To The Girl Who Works At Starbucks" @WANPOETRY

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  • Опубліковано 6 вер 2017
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    Rudy Francisco performing "To The Girl Who Works At Starbucks" at Write About Now Poetry.
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  • @ahblezasellars
    @ahblezasellars 5 років тому +3799

    The fact/way that he messed up actually played perfectly into the nervousness of the character in his poem. A fantastic mistake with perfect timing.

    • @philliptolen2464
      @philliptolen2464 4 роки тому +62

      He needs to stumble deliberately every time he does this. Timing is everything!

    • @wutaeworld
      @wutaeworld 4 роки тому +3

      Ahbleza Ah Blaze Ah I see you like poetry huh? Well enjoy this 👉🏽 ua-cam.com/video/zC-qikJ2o5U/v-deo.html

    • @FaceLess.Triixx
      @FaceLess.Triixx 4 роки тому +41

      Turns out it was written in his notes everything he needed to repeat

    • @Kintaku
      @Kintaku 4 роки тому +56

      I agree. I actually thought it was intentional before he started running back through the lines

    • @obrey__
      @obrey__ 3 роки тому +8

      Kintaku93 yeah if he didn’t repeat himself and waited to say the melting line, then his delivery would have seemed so performative.

  • @madsun408
    @madsun408 6 років тому +3970

    The thought of his vows when he gets married... omg.

    • @sammitts8978
      @sammitts8978 5 років тому +20

      True

    • @chiantiwilliams1036
      @chiantiwilliams1036 5 років тому +28

      They go be epic

    • @RuthYamin
      @RuthYamin 5 років тому +6

      exactly

    • @_UtkarshaBora
      @_UtkarshaBora 5 років тому +98

      don't know about y'all, but a few lines of this poem are definitely making their way into my marriage vows

    • @cynialewis8020
      @cynialewis8020 4 роки тому +7

      Yesss omg I hope he records it !! I WANNA SEE IT

  • @yogaarif2145
    @yogaarif2145 6 років тому +2712

    God: "Goddamn he's good."

    • @misskimpegues
      @misskimpegues 5 років тому +3

      Yes indeed he is

    • @wyclifesiambe2895
      @wyclifesiambe2895 5 років тому +2

      Perfect be the right word

    • @gemini-media1117
      @gemini-media1117 4 роки тому +5

      Ángels: Hey god why’d you say your own name in vain.
      God: because my father left me, so saying that is the only remnants of the little aspect of life I’ve lived with him.

    • @lazywanderer07
      @lazywanderer07 3 роки тому +1

      God: "Me damn he's good"

  • @adrianewilliams8711
    @adrianewilliams8711 6 років тому +2663

    Women crave to be loved like this, totally wholeheartedly fearlessly loved.

    • @obitoversace3947
      @obitoversace3947 5 років тому +17

      Adriane Williams i mean some ppl do they just get rejected

    • @gwongpokes
      @gwongpokes 5 років тому +25

      People do love like this. I loved like this once and than I found out she was using me.

    • @rogelio0531
      @rogelio0531 4 роки тому +20

      Everyone craves to be loved like this.

    • @ominousmvp395
      @ominousmvp395 4 роки тому +14

      By people they find worthy. Not by people they don’t love

    • @gilisapaternina2220
      @gilisapaternina2220 4 роки тому +3

      Wishing my bf loved me this way with this much intensity and passion

  • @abigail6635
    @abigail6635 6 років тому +1777

    "Sometimes I pray that God somehow turns you back into one of my ribs just so I would never have to spend an entire day without you."
    Damn. Confirmed: Rudy is actually a genius.

    • @jaysorrow5970
      @jaysorrow5970 5 років тому +4

      Abigail Dieterichs felt that in my core.

  • @jaminerobinson4594
    @jaminerobinson4594 6 років тому +1182

    I'm just sitting here smilin' like he my man -.-

  • @diamondhancock2723
    @diamondhancock2723 6 років тому +3177

    yo imagine somebody this geeked over you💕🙌

  • @midnightmave
    @midnightmave 6 років тому +785

    I love when he said "That's why sometimes when we hold hands, every so often, I hold on a little too tight. I just don't want to lose you again," and some woman screamed yes. She felt that in her soul and so did I.

  • @kristenmouton3820
    @kristenmouton3820 6 років тому +2548

    that moment (at 3:14) is so beautiful, when rudy stumbles a bit in the poem and the crowd gives him love... what I love so much about the Write About Now community. There's always so much love in the room. I performed my first poem here and I can't wait to go back. The best part of the night are the people you'll meet.

    • @XX-tq1oe
      @XX-tq1oe 6 років тому +3

      Kristen Monae funny i thought that worse bit

    • @beep6185
      @beep6185 6 років тому +16

      Yashi * I need to pause studying for my maths exam. As soon as I read 3:14 I immediately thought PI

    • @kimsfilmlife
      @kimsfilmlife 6 років тому +3

      Kristen Monae I know right I keep rewinding to that point because he said he loves how his poems dont have an ending. I just adore that one point

    • @yudahel8521
      @yudahel8521 6 років тому +4

      I loved seeing his determination, his confidence knowing it'll come back to him

    • @mamba109
      @mamba109 4 роки тому +4

      I'm watching his other performances where he aces this, but I still like this the best. Where he's nervous, the way he stutters and speaks too fast - it's all so genuine. His other performances are just too rehearsed, a lot of that emotion from the gut is just lost compared to this one.

  • @ChicaRawwr
    @ChicaRawwr 6 років тому +1979

    I work at starbucks, and i know it sounds stupid but i love rudy and makes me feel loved

    • @jarabe28
      @jarabe28 6 років тому +10

      Chica Rawwr that doesn't sound stupid ❤️❤️🐸

    • @damagedlips5934
      @damagedlips5934 6 років тому +5

      Chica Rawwr 😁❤❤

    • @gorgeousgabbie4316
      @gorgeousgabbie4316 6 років тому +7

      Poets will do that to ya

    • @annacochran4084
      @annacochran4084 6 років тому +2

      Chica Rawwr xx

    • @leahpatts6007
      @leahpatts6007 6 років тому +4

      That's absolutely right! :D And I have a really hard time accepting love but he's amazing

  • @beebs721
    @beebs721 6 років тому +564

    When he said, "I'd massage your back until your skin sings songs your lips don't even know the words to", I lost it. Chills, tears (from both sadness & the beauty of his words), and screamed, "Yes!!!" way too many times.

  • @sarianelouis6344
    @sarianelouis6344 6 років тому +466

    "I wanna be your ex-boyfriend's stunt man. I wanna do everything he never had the courage to do....like trust you."
    I want to live a second life as a guy to tell this to a girl so she can light up. And then, I want to live a third life as myself where I didn't hear this poem until after my boyfriend used this line on me and I feel harder for him. This is beautiful.

    • @h.b.4593
      @h.b.4593 2 роки тому +12

      I didn't even know I wanted this until you said it

    • @Yunibabyy
      @Yunibabyy Рік тому +5

      Ugh girl your mind is beautiful

    • @user-kr9ib5ty3p
      @user-kr9ib5ty3p Рік тому +1

      I'd like to hear what he thinks when he decides she's not the one.

    • @knwilliams13
      @knwilliams13 Місяць тому

      One of the most beautiful lines I have ever heard.

  • @amber-nicole8808
    @amber-nicole8808 6 років тому +417

    Thank you for messing up. It was perfect. I felt beautiful.

  • @smashingpoop
    @smashingpoop 6 років тому +1123

    i am completely new to all of this but i think i just fell in love with poetry. wow.

    • @angelbaugh8938
      @angelbaugh8938 6 років тому +13

      Iamlordeyayaya welcome to the cluuub

    • @christinac4472
      @christinac4472 6 років тому +3

      Iamlordeyayaya ME TOO

    • @element74
      @element74 6 років тому +7

      damn... same here man. I think as a kid I was conditioned by cartoons and tv shows that these live poem shows are stupid. Because in the cartoons they would show a character on stage wearing all black, and the audience would rapidly snap their fingers in unison when they got the feels, lol. But if I can find live shows like this in the San Jose area, I will have to go check it out :)

    • @OmarGarciaGarcia1
      @OmarGarciaGarcia1 6 років тому

      Iamlordeyayaya same

    • @circle7489
      @circle7489 5 років тому +3

      I always thought poetry was dumb but now I love it.

  • @dianegaile
    @dianegaile 6 років тому +366

    THIS IS LITERALLY THE CUTEST POEM I'VE EVER HEARD

  • @neverready7504
    @neverready7504 6 років тому +120

    The girl that screamed yes. I'm with you. You were not alone

  • @marina-mx5qt
    @marina-mx5qt 6 років тому +344

    "If I woke up one day and decided I was gonna write about love, I would write about how I love you the way I loved to learn how to ride a bike. Scared, but wreckless. With no training weels or elbow pads so my scars can tell the story of how I fell for you." 💗💗💗💗

  • @Allison121497
    @Allison121497 6 років тому +175

    I love how, even when Rudy messed up, the audience showed him love and he continued EVEN STRONGER than before. Love this man!

  • @samanthakellie1740
    @samanthakellie1740 2 роки тому +8

    “I wanna do everything he never had the courage to do-like trust you” oof that made me tear up

  • @jumokeopeyemi7987
    @jumokeopeyemi7987 2 роки тому +67

    The amount of times I have watched all his poems is unhealthy. Such a huge fan

  • @colajohnson681
    @colajohnson681 3 роки тому +57

    Omg "i heard that love is blind so I write all of my poems in braille." Omggg that line was so dope!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @sunflowertrashcan
    @sunflowertrashcan 6 років тому +472

    I NEVER get tired of listening to Rudy. I have heard this same poem and the entire love poems series at least 10 times and i still love every single one and never skip them. A man this good with words is so sexy!

  • @MeleeStormbringer
    @MeleeStormbringer 4 роки тому +36

    "I love you the same way I learned how to ride a bike - Scared, but reckless, with no training wheels or elbow pads so my scars can tell the story of how I fell for you". OMG that's adorable

  • @TallDrinkOfCoffee
    @TallDrinkOfCoffee 5 років тому +66

    "I came back as a butterfly/I landed in the palm if your hand/You brushed me away and the rejection killed me" GOT damn son.

  • @smritimagar7330
    @smritimagar7330 6 років тому +139

    Ok this guy is too smooth

  • @kristencg6672
    @kristencg6672 6 років тому +57

    When he says “I swear when our lips touch I can taste the next sixty years of my life.” I felt that and I had to pause it and just take it all in. 🙃🙃❤️❤️

  • @startlethedaydreamer
    @startlethedaydreamer 3 місяці тому +1

    2024 and still listening to this semi impromptu masterpiece

  • @zozodabozo
    @zozodabozo 5 років тому +47

    This girl from Starbucks inspired a hell of a beautiful poem

  • @bdpchamp
    @bdpchamp Рік тому +6

    The resurrection bit gave me chills

  • @kwynn246greatjr2
    @kwynn246greatjr2 6 років тому +300

    "I gotta be honest, I'm not much of a love poet" -bihhh wut

  • @goodgameproductionsllc
    @goodgameproductionsllc 3 роки тому +20

    True definition of a man. We sometimes lose ourselves in masculinity and don't spend the time to truly express what we are actually feeling in our heart of hearts💯

  • @nathanmalik1697
    @nathanmalik1697 3 роки тому +15

    The energy of the audience is underrated.

  • @shante6855
    @shante6855 6 років тому +132

    I claim that my husband will be this geeked over me! Amen!
    Rudy that was great poetry! Thank you for sharing.

  • @raqciti430
    @raqciti430 5 місяців тому +1

    This guy inspired me to be a slam poet myself. This piece started it all for me. Thank you, Rudy. 👌🏾❤️

  • @samsobel3438
    @samsobel3438 5 місяців тому +1

    this poem means so much to me. i come back to it all the time to remind myself that this is what love really feels like.

  • @annalarose5392
    @annalarose5392 Рік тому +5

    The past life part really made me tear up and when he says he used the coins on his eyes as bus fair just so he could come back to earth to meet her 👌👌👌 WOW! That's love! Great poem! Great share!

  • @madisonrene8248
    @madisonrene8248 6 років тому +112

    I also work at a starbucks, and I love it when people come in and meet people they end up meshing well with. I love it when people hit on the baristas sincerely - it's such a beautiful spark. And this reminds me not only of that, but of the amazing power of poetry ( we all write new things for love and lust) but so few are as stunning as this.
    P.s favorite bit: "I want to be your exboyfriend's stunt man. I want to do everything he didn't have the courage to do. Like trust you."

  • @lovewellmwiinga-mystic
    @lovewellmwiinga-mystic 4 роки тому +47

    "Turned to an angel, gave him a high 5 and said Goddamn am good" love this line

    • @darkblue0505
      @darkblue0505 4 роки тому

      Namaste, an inspiring poetry if u like 'World Famous Poem - Alone by Edgar Allan Poe - Awaj Films

    • @lovewellmwiinga-mystic
      @lovewellmwiinga-mystic 4 роки тому

      Will check it out

    • @russtralia6428
      @russtralia6428 6 місяців тому

      think of the juxtaposition of god using his own name in vain

  • @Walkingwithjordan214
    @Walkingwithjordan214 Рік тому +7

    This is the greatest love poem ever written.

    • @rickymakuti5215
      @rickymakuti5215 10 місяців тому

      You clearly don't know Shakespeare, Rudy is good but Shakespeare was fire

  • @cleoalvaro3264
    @cleoalvaro3264 6 років тому +287

    My name is Cleopatra and I work at Starbucks. This is ironic..

    • @vanshikabhatnagar3739
      @vanshikabhatnagar3739 6 років тому +25

      Cleo Alvaro
      no, that's coincidence.
      irony is different.

    • @cleoalvaro3264
      @cleoalvaro3264 6 років тому +12

      I'm aware of the differences between the words. Its called Socratic irony. I'm not going to list the similarities in passion and pain I have with this video, on youtube. Thanks anyway.

    • @angelbaugh8938
      @angelbaugh8938 6 років тому +10

      And you are beautiful enough that God would say damn 😍😍😍

    • @cyantile5490
      @cyantile5490 5 років тому +1

      Oh shiz

  • @oliviaclueless6466
    @oliviaclueless6466 4 роки тому +28

    I’ve known about this poem for about 2 years and till this day this is my favourite poem and it does not fail to make me cry every time.

  • @shineyourlightlove
    @shineyourlightlove Рік тому +8

    One of my absolute favorite love poems. It always make me sob with a deep knowing of the love that I desire, I love that I am, the love that we all are ❤ Breathtakingly beautiful

  • @Raquel-Dean
    @Raquel-Dean 6 років тому +132

    I had someone who loved me this much and I let him go. Out of fear. Wow Rudy thank you for sharing.

    • @cuzicanman
      @cuzicanman 5 років тому +11

      Get him back.

    • @lesliehernandez9375
      @lesliehernandez9375 4 роки тому +4

      Are y’all married now it’s been 2yrs

    • @curall7426
      @curall7426 2 роки тому

      How do you feel now Raquel? Do you want him back?

    • @jeremigagnon-larocque8725
      @jeremigagnon-larocque8725 Рік тому

      I did too, facing that truth and accepting that I am afraid is one of the hardest things to do

  • @rozi2089
    @rozi2089 2 роки тому +6

    This dude 🤣 "...I heard love is blind, and thats why I write my poetry in braille." Genius!

  • @hannahriley8383
    @hannahriley8383 6 років тому +27

    I love when he couldn't remember the words, everyone eas patient and loving. God bless, his words are magnificent

  • @reenanadhirah7733
    @reenanadhirah7733 Рік тому +1

    2072 and im still watching this

  • @matthewhall3
    @matthewhall3 Рік тому +1

    When he said I use the coins they put on my eyes a bus ticket to get to you ❤️

  • @cecethedancer_5479
    @cecethedancer_5479 4 роки тому +10

    overall .. this has to be my favorite poem ever , buh the one part i love the most is when he says “i wanna drink the sunlight in your skin” 🙌🏽🙌🏽

  • @abitofeverythingwithtiffli6153
    @abitofeverythingwithtiffli6153 6 років тому +8

    To the girl screaming YESSS 🙌😂 I love her ♥️

  • @lakisham3655
    @lakisham3655 8 місяців тому

    A classic but still a fave in 2023.

  • @wegotalgaeatthecrib
    @wegotalgaeatthecrib 6 років тому +358

    DID THEY GET TOGETHER THOUGH

    • @beep6185
      @beep6185 6 років тому +59

      Coffee Dragon Yorba you are asking the real questions

    • @user-qz1zf1wv2q
      @user-qz1zf1wv2q 6 років тому +9

      I think they did but broke up

    • @lilybreee
      @lilybreee 6 років тому +1

      Probably not

    • @mran43
      @mran43 6 років тому +16

      They did and she left him I'm almost positive "scars" is about the same girl

    • @DjWolfpack27
      @DjWolfpack27 6 років тому +3

      mran43 scars was made in 2012. he’s telling this poem in the present tense

  • @MelMelx365
    @MelMelx365 6 років тому +18

    He said,"I heard that love is blind so I write in braille." I hear you brother!

  • @hergreengarden
    @hergreengarden 2 роки тому +3

    “ Scared but reckless” I love it 🥰

  • @tizmejackieb
    @tizmejackieb 6 років тому +60

    "I want to be your ex man's stuntman" Yeeaaaussss!

  • @tessanyirenda
    @tessanyirenda 10 місяців тому +3

    This is so beautiful 🥹🥰! Cried the whole time 😭

  • @joietotheworld1473
    @joietotheworld1473 6 років тому +91

    this made me text my boo 😭

  • @hergreengarden
    @hergreengarden 2 роки тому +2

    “I want to drink the sunlight in your skin” 🔥🔥🔥

  • @themind1214
    @themind1214 4 роки тому +1

    ...true love is endless, big truth

  • @LadiiLanna
    @LadiiLanna 2 роки тому +3

    I really didn’t even know he was messing up at first until he started reciting lines he already said. Anywho yeah I loved this poem!! Waiting on God to send me a man like this!

  • @joaquina1955
    @joaquina1955 4 роки тому +3

    Rudy Francisco is one of the most honest, raw poets we have and I absolutely love him

  • @bw1755
    @bw1755 3 роки тому +6

    even the mess up was beautiful, after so many years went by. This is still my favorite spoken word piece. hands down.

  • @lexxirenee4564
    @lexxirenee4564 6 років тому +14

    This kind of just restored my faith in humanity, or moreso- that love truly does exist.

  • @AtaiaTempleton
    @AtaiaTempleton 6 років тому +20

    I love how he continued when he couldn't think of the next line 😂 I like his words though...

  • @infamousgoose8208
    @infamousgoose8208 3 роки тому +7

    Man someone needs to make an animation of this poem

  • @baller549
    @baller549 2 роки тому

    “Cus I know deep down every poet just wanna be loved” ~ j. Cole

  • @taneshatippitt449
    @taneshatippitt449 7 місяців тому

    That man, that man!!!

  • @leeislesly2167
    @leeislesly2167 2 роки тому +9

    My heart still can’t cope… heard it like it was the first time ❤️

  • @tiffanygutierrez5336
    @tiffanygutierrez5336 3 роки тому +8

    “I wanna do everything he never had the courage to do...I wanna trust you!!” Heart melting, cheek to cheek grinning, tripped over my own foot, fell and landed at your feet-just to meet you kind of love! 🥰

  • @user-dp5qi8cz1n
    @user-dp5qi8cz1n 4 роки тому +1

    Awww man your so real .....

  • @giannas7
    @giannas7 Рік тому +1

    brought tears to my eyes, amazing.

  • @eduo.2096
    @eduo.2096 4 роки тому +4

    I am screamingggg because I first read these poems in his book “Helium” and seeing it here live...him saying them is just-👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 my Lord.

  • @debo5227
    @debo5227 5 років тому +5

    I'm a listen to two to three poems every 4-5 years. This this is so deep he had a brother with a tear 😭

  • @shortcake1967
    @shortcake1967 3 роки тому +1

    Imma need a part 2...

  • @iAsked4Romance
    @iAsked4Romance Рік тому +2

    I’m always here for this monologue 🥰

  • @skyesmith8114
    @skyesmith8114 6 років тому +39

    My scars will tell the story of how I fell for you ❤️😍😩

  • @22burnsie
    @22burnsie 6 років тому +3

    I haven’t felt this awestruck by any poem on here in a real long time... my jaw dropped and eyes widened when he started talking about coming back to find her

  • @bigray122
    @bigray122 Рік тому +3

    That part at the end when that women screamed “yes”…. That’s when I broke 🥹🥹🥹🥹

  • @jgreene85
    @jgreene85 3 роки тому +1

    My heart just... 😩😩😭❤️

  • @JustwhippinYouTube
    @JustwhippinYouTube 2 роки тому +1

    I’ll never stop watching this

  • @jamo1687
    @jamo1687 Рік тому +3

    I have never listened to this type of poetry before in my life. I stumbled upon this. And this was beautiful!

  • @murphytladi7080
    @murphytladi7080 6 років тому +35

    4:34 till the end.

  • @jmannii
    @jmannii 2 роки тому +1

    He has passed away now but my best friend Troy loved me this much. I'm blessed to have known this love.

    • @smileforyourself4303
      @smileforyourself4303 2 роки тому

      jmannii, watch this poetry too if u like fren, findable as --Is the Freedom for me - A English Poetry - Travel & Poetry Awaj !

  • @buttslol2024
    @buttslol2024 4 роки тому +1

    To be loved this way sounds so astonishing

  • @judyacuna1023
    @judyacuna1023 6 років тому +6

    Listening to his love poems make me believe in love again❤

  • @misskimpegues
    @misskimpegues 5 років тому +3

    Young man don't every STOP keep adding to that live poem it was amazingly beautiful.. God has granted you a gift of words.... never stop .. Thank you.. you made me feel like I was that young lady at Starbucks I loved it and I know you can't hear me but I don't stop snapping the whole time you were speaking... 💖💖

  • @holycrap___
    @holycrap___ 5 років тому +1

    if only all guys are like this

  • @aaliyahfaith5529
    @aaliyahfaith5529 11 місяців тому

    this is how i feel i was waiting forever to put it into words

  • @eccentriclullaby1357
    @eccentriclullaby1357 6 років тому +28

    This poem ignited something within me, such incredible lyrics!!! Rudy is phenomenal, what a lucky girl 💝💝💝

  • @ruby-qe5sv
    @ruby-qe5sv 6 років тому +10

    This will never get old. Amazing.

  • @LostInTheSauce818
    @LostInTheSauce818 Рік тому +1

    Fucking phenomenal. Absolutely legend. Love you bro

  • @bethanypinnick9231
    @bethanypinnick9231 Рік тому +2

    This is still my favorite poem.

  • @shelia4879
    @shelia4879 5 років тому +13

    “I wanna do everything he never had the courage to do”.

  • @dustincurran3463
    @dustincurran3463 6 років тому +64

    6k in views and 0 dislikes has to be some sort of a UA-cam record, right?!

  • @eniolaosho7133
    @eniolaosho7133 Рік тому

    One of my favourite peoms

  • @SoHumbleMeh
    @SoHumbleMeh Рік тому

    2022 and this shit hit different I swear…

  • @mg-r6861
    @mg-r6861 6 років тому +7

    I wish I could like this a million times.

  • @thecuriousmeow2776
    @thecuriousmeow2776 3 роки тому +5

    Absolutely beautiful. He’s truly a favorite of mine that I always come back to

  • @russtralia6428
    @russtralia6428 6 місяців тому +1

    Just wrote an essay on this one. This poem was so good it made me actually get interested in writing an essay on it

  • @markcrisci332
    @markcrisci332 8 місяців тому

    Rudy for President of Love

  • @mlz4467
    @mlz4467 5 років тому +3

    "If i was a love poet, id write about how you have the audacity to be beautiful even on days when everything around you is ugly"