Dave McAlinden - If I Was Your God

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  • @recklesstenacity
    @recklesstenacity 11 років тому +1117

    I have GOT to stop falling in love with every poet on youtube.

    • @2beMealz
      @2beMealz 11 років тому +38

      NOPE NOPE Nope never can't won't stop

    • @ilovecampcar22
      @ilovecampcar22 10 років тому +12

      Dylan Garity as well

    • @katedamonkey
      @katedamonkey 10 років тому +4

      xD yes I know right...

    • @UhhBonniexx3
      @UhhBonniexx3 10 років тому +2

      SAME..

    • @ShehrinHossain
      @ShehrinHossain 10 років тому +7

      Literally exactly what's been going through my mind for the past UA-cam-poets-filled hour.

  • @xxlilith_
    @xxlilith_ 8 років тому +216

    What alien planet of perfection did he come from

  • @pml0206
    @pml0206 11 років тому +201

    To Button Poetry,
    Can you please start writing their spoken word poem in the description or at least an excerpt so I can search it on google if I forgot the poem's name.

  • @KyrieAlexander
    @KyrieAlexander 10 років тому +171

    "I'd show that words of love in another language can be read as a battle plan. So I'd turn wars into carnivals and fists into hands to make musical instruments out of killing tools."
    I love this part! This guy is amazing!

  • @duckswilltakeover
    @duckswilltakeover 8 років тому +44

    I have spent 45 minutes of life, hunting for this poem, I have clicked on everything with a similar theme, everything with the same camera angle.
    But I got here, and it was worth it.

  • @dikshajawa3420
    @dikshajawa3420 9 років тому +135

    After he was done, I punched my table and screamed like a fucking animal. I. AM. IN. LOVE.

    • @nereanogales6758
      @nereanogales6758 9 років тому

      +Diksha Jawa AGREE

    • @dikshajawa3420
      @dikshajawa3420 9 років тому +1

      +n nogales HE IS JUST SO F-ING AMAZING AND I CANNOT EVEN TELL YOU HOW HARD I AM HITTING MY KEYBOARD WHILE WRITING THIS!!! UGH JUST PERFECT

    • @nidhisingh867
      @nidhisingh867 9 років тому

      +Diksha Jawa SAME!

    • @Abraham-gf1oi
      @Abraham-gf1oi 3 роки тому

      +Diksha Jawa YES

  • @Iman131096
    @Iman131096 11 років тому +126

    "I would turn Koraans into Bibles, Bibles into Koraans, to show that words of love in another language could be read as a battle plan" that is just beautiful, truly beautiful.

    • @Iluvmang0s
      @Iluvmang0s 8 років тому +1

      Iman Y.M can you explain this to me I swear I'm so dense fuck

    • @Iman131096
      @Iman131096 8 років тому +5

      Alejandra Bermudez Koraans are like bibles but for Muslims, they're usually written in Arabic. Someone who doesn't know arab/Muslim culture and language might misinterpret words of love to words of war, and vice versa. He's basically saying he wishes we would make more of an effort to understand one another on a deeper level, cause we're really not that different. Hope that helps x

  • @monsterlovefreak3
    @monsterlovefreak3 8 років тому +40

    His voice this poem and that click at the end got me shuttering

  • @frogforg93
    @frogforg93 11 років тому +110

    The ending surprised me i didnt think this was a very serious poem but he shocked me when he closed it up

    • @Kolepto
      @Kolepto 11 років тому +64

      That's what these poets do, they cast out their shiniest lure that smacks your laugh track into a spinning whirlpool of immeasurable coolness based on the bliss of their words; they kiss your obscured interpretation of indignation so it adheres to the sharpness of the stainless steel that pulls you from the depths into a new world of impossible livability that to which you are held up to the illuminated light, that's right! You were a trophy, brought on by his delight.

    • @heinzfries9774
      @heinzfries9774 11 років тому +9

      Kole Koford I love how poetic your comment is! :)

    • @motorcitymangababe
      @motorcitymangababe 10 років тому

      Dean K That should be the start of a poem XD

    • @amethystblack2564
      @amethystblack2564 5 років тому

      @@Kolepto i love that so much...

  • @mackenziewalgren848
    @mackenziewalgren848 11 років тому +43

    SO I thought I had listened to this before on youtube then I realised I SAW IT LIVE IN MY CLASS BECAUSE HE GRADUATED FROM MY SCHOOL AND MY TEACHER GOT HIM TO COME TO OUR CLASS AND TALK ABOUT POETRY.

  • @timbertimber8260
    @timbertimber8260 8 років тому +33

    I love how he repeates the word "nobody"

  • @dragonisa108
    @dragonisa108 Рік тому +1

    9 years later and so many things have changed, but my affliction for this poem hasn’t. This is masterfully crafted and the words have stuck to me like honey since I first listened. When I’ve been down on myself, the second half of this reminds me how joyous the mundane can really become through the right lens. Thank you Mr. McAlinden

  • @Nassit-Gnuoy
    @Nassit-Gnuoy 9 років тому +225

    This dude seemed like a movie or Comic character.

    • @ninamuller3761
      @ninamuller3761 7 років тому +1

      Tissan Young He really reminds me of Moriaty (from bbc sherlock played by Andrew Scott)

    • @sirsnooty
      @sirsnooty 6 років тому

      Looks like one too

  • @fablefear
    @fablefear 11 років тому +12

    " You'd be so drunk with the moment..." love love love

  • @jessejoseph1427
    @jessejoseph1427 10 років тому +55

    nothing like a midnight stroll through youtube to discover that button poetry is wicked-fucken awesome.

  • @anerdwithwifi4843
    @anerdwithwifi4843 9 років тому +10

    I will never stop coming back to this video. This poem is beautiful.

  • @gabsbrown6903
    @gabsbrown6903 7 місяців тому

    And here I am 10 years later still loving this

  • @iluvsubway7
    @iluvsubway7 9 років тому +203

    I wanna be this guy's friend so bad oh my god

    • @nidhisingh867
      @nidhisingh867 9 років тому +1

      YAAAASSSS ME TOO!!

    • @L0chPlays
      @L0chPlays 8 років тому +9

      +Nidhi Singh HES ACTUALLY SUPER SWEET I'VE MET HIM AT SEVERAL SLAMS

    • @nidhisingh867
      @nidhisingh867 8 років тому +5

      L0chPlays Okay now I wanna be his best friend 😁

  • @lanog40
    @lanog40 10 років тому +56

    Did he just wake up? He acts like I do after I wake up!
    1: Funny poem.
    2: The guy is very attractive. VERY attractive.
    3: Why are these poets all amazing?

    • @romancandleofthewild
      @romancandleofthewild 10 років тому +3

      I definitely second the fact that he's attractive. Like SUPER attractive!

  • @ThePerksOfBeingKiall
    @ThePerksOfBeingKiall 10 років тому +22

    "Words of love in another language can be read as a battle plan."
    This is brilliant. This guy is fantastic. He's funny and entertaining and realistic and he knows how to get a point across. This is spectacular.

    • @afan3258
      @afan3258 3 роки тому

      Can you explain to me what that line means? Im a bit confused on it.

  • @d.elliswrites3008
    @d.elliswrites3008 11 років тому +15

    If I was a fan of poetry, I'd leave a comment expressing how good this was...

  • @Magicbees17
    @Magicbees17 6 років тому +2

    His energy is magnificent. The world he paints of love and peace and acceptance is beautiful.

  • @ilyem999
    @ilyem999 10 років тому +50

    please put this guy in a movie

    • @redraven117
      @redraven117 10 років тому

      I was thinking the same thing.

  • @redraven117
    @redraven117 10 років тому +22

    I could totally see this dude in a movie. 100%

  • @kafkaseyebrows
    @kafkaseyebrows 9 років тому +13

    I want every word of this on a t-shirt

  • @UnicornGoesRAWR
    @UnicornGoesRAWR 11 років тому +12

    This is brilliant.

  • @lpswerido688
    @lpswerido688 9 років тому +84

    This guy is like the 10th Doctor from Doctor Who! Am I the only one seeing this? Even the wink at the end seemed like it!

    • @pearadox4655
      @pearadox4655 9 років тому

      Same

    • @gtamaster308
      @gtamaster308 8 років тому +5

      +Lps Valeria HE'D TURN TELEPHONE BOOTHS INTO TELEPORTATION POINTS *_*

    • @lpswerido688
      @lpswerido688 8 років тому

      +Arimit Bhattacharya I Know!!!

    • @maddyskapik1414
      @maddyskapik1414 8 років тому

      +Lps Valeria THIS IS SO ACCURATE OMFDSK

    • @splash2849
      @splash2849 8 років тому +1

      Yes but the doctor is slimmer

  • @MistressRan
    @MistressRan 11 років тому +8

    AT 10:31am with nothing but bad oatmeal in my gut and 72 houes or anxiety-ridden sleeplessness on my brain this man's words pushed me up and out of sloth. From open to mid to end, it was worth rewatching and absorbing an upteenth time.

  • @willkautz2465
    @willkautz2465 9 років тому +3

    Got to meet this guy in school today. I about died laughing from his poems.

  • @hatorigirl1202
    @hatorigirl1202 11 років тому +1

    So manic in such a beautiful way. That panic, paranoia, raving. That is the poem, and it's remarkable. There's something of Rives in the word play, which I dig.

  • @MikeSmith-mu7wv
    @MikeSmith-mu7wv 9 років тому +5

    He's my hero

  • @BeccaLynn8024
    @BeccaLynn8024 11 років тому +3

    This just became one of my new favorite poem.. loved every point he made

  • @multiply98
    @multiply98 8 років тому +8

    the second college paper I've ever turned in was over this poem. the professor thanked me for introducing her to a "revolutionary piece of literature"

    • @filmjunky1
      @filmjunky1 8 років тому +1

      Can i read it???

    • @alexalvarado-arana5677
      @alexalvarado-arana5677 8 років тому

      filmjunky1 no

    • @filmjunky1
      @filmjunky1 8 років тому +1

      In all fairness, your essay is about a poem I wrote. But I understand if you dont want to share it with me. However, I would really love to read your essay on it. I'm very flattered that you would use my work as the subject of a piece of academic writing.

    • @multiply98
      @multiply98 8 років тому

      filmjunky1 I didn't realize it was you. Is there an email address I can send it to?

    • @filmjunky1
      @filmjunky1 8 років тому

      Davemcalinden@hotmail.com

  • @lyksuccsessful
    @lyksuccsessful 11 років тому +10

    That little click at the end...I'm swooning,

  • @heyyoungblood9727
    @heyyoungblood9727 10 років тому +4

    Yeah. I'm in love with this dude. This poem is absolute perfection.

  • @lunaastrid2463
    @lunaastrid2463 10 років тому +10

    he is the sexiest GOOD poet i have ever seen

  • @bearcudlybear
    @bearcudlybear 8 років тому +2

    easily my favorite modern poem on this channel.

  • @matthewtheweird
    @matthewtheweird 3 роки тому

    I come back every so often, my favorite piece of all time.

  • @fern3174
    @fern3174 8 років тому +35

    It's like Brendon Urie and The Tenth Doctor had a love child!

  • @88child
    @88child 10 років тому +5

    Loved him

  • @fatimamenawa1496
    @fatimamenawa1496 10 років тому +13

    I love his energy reminds me of david tennant and god just this poe, Love it.

  • @patriciar8796
    @patriciar8796 11 років тому +27

    "the holy bone could be the stone that kills those 2 birds"

  • @izzygram1177
    @izzygram1177 9 років тому +3

    I aspire to be a poet like him

  • @Trisaroar1066
    @Trisaroar1066 10 років тому +3

    This guy is so intense. I fuckin' love it.

  • @marymcfadden-wasek3388
    @marymcfadden-wasek3388 10 років тому +2

    Thank you for saying out loud the ideas we all seem to share--or like to convince ourselves we do, and the hypocrisy that is universal in us all.

  • @alisakhieu
    @alisakhieu 11 років тому

    He has this crazy expression to him, but he speaks with so much passion and expression-- woo, what a performance.

  • @ccurtin93
    @ccurtin93 11 років тому +1

    Absolute favorite piece of slam poetry. This guy is amazing. I've seen some of his other works...unparalleled.

  • @sam_rags
    @sam_rags 6 років тому +2

    He looks like the most interesting person in the whole entire world. Holy shit, what I would do to be even half as interesting and talented as this dude

  • @MIssTracyzzz
    @MIssTracyzzz 11 років тому +54

    "Changing telephone booths into teleportation points" IS THIS A REFERENCE TO THE TARDIS?

    • @coltn4544
      @coltn4544 11 років тому +4

      Calm down it's Harry Potter

    • @BitterSimplicity
      @BitterSimplicity 10 років тому +2

      It'd make sense, since he looks a hell of a lot like David Tennant...

    • @VSL123
      @VSL123 10 років тому

      Antinous Wynn No, Harry Potter never had teleporting telephone booths. Neither did Doctor Who.

    • @alexalvarado-arana5677
      @alexalvarado-arana5677 8 років тому

      Victorialily, Doctor who definitely did considering the TARDIS was capable of teleportation.

    • @alexalvarado-arana5677
      @alexalvarado-arana5677 8 років тому

      Random Throwaway, Harry Potter never had such a thing. the only telephone booths were transports to the Ministry; they weren't teleportation booths.

  • @Dhjshfjdndk
    @Dhjshfjdndk 11 років тому +5

    This is how I like my people, like really

  • @lolligagging9410
    @lolligagging9410 7 років тому

    Lovely as ever. As a Catholic I must say I agree. Such a wonderful piece

  • @cg5774
    @cg5774 11 років тому

    all time favorite.

  • @DBihn
    @DBihn 11 років тому

    I can't like this enough....

  • @AngelaMcNamara98
    @AngelaMcNamara98 11 років тому

    this is made so much better by his facial expressions

  • @anon4449
    @anon4449 10 років тому

    This has to be one of my favorites.

  • @5387styck
    @5387styck 10 років тому

    His outlook on life! Amazing!!!

  • @allalone1995
    @allalone1995 11 років тому +4

    Love this poem, I've watched this video at least 20 times. :)
    He reminds of a cross between Jamie Dornan and Penn Badgley.

  • @NonComposMattis
    @NonComposMattis 9 років тому +45

    I keep forgetting about the loud guy at the end of this video and nearly shit myself every time he makes my headphones explode

  • @SummersChokeHold
    @SummersChokeHold 10 років тому

    I love this man.

  • @ggittins4097
    @ggittins4097 Рік тому

    Still slaps 9 years later

  • @penelope562
    @penelope562 11 років тому

    This guy is genius.

  • @jamesfv1
    @jamesfv1 2 роки тому

    Wow. I wish I had seen this years ago!

  • @kaylacampbell1835
    @kaylacampbell1835 7 років тому

    1:00 yoooooooooooooo best play on words my being has ever witnessed

  • @MemphisReignz
    @MemphisReignz Рік тому

    I think I was about 5 years late after this was posted. Its still just as good today😊

  • @Panda-iz3rn
    @Panda-iz3rn 8 років тому

    hes amazing

  • @ihebfehri7745
    @ihebfehri7745 10 років тому

    Bravo, love his flow.

  • @jor.jasper
    @jor.jasper 11 років тому

    I frickin' love it.

  • @zinniajasmine2347
    @zinniajasmine2347 10 років тому +4

    "The holy bone could be the stone that kills those two birds."
    FUCKING CRYING.

  • @theonewithmanyotps
    @theonewithmanyotps 11 років тому

    I love love love this. Definitely my favourite!!

  • @BlueDrakma
    @BlueDrakma 9 років тому +3

    Great poem. Loved every second of it. Gotta admit though, the politicians part cracked me up XD

  • @LaylaOhDamn
    @LaylaOhDamn 10 років тому

    It's so perfect ugh and the ending!!! This gave me the feels he's great

  • @janaherkle905
    @janaherkle905 7 років тому

    This poem is amazing!

  • @kateakerboom7365
    @kateakerboom7365 11 років тому

    I like this so much!!! I would love to meet this guy!

  • @sadboitimes9012
    @sadboitimes9012 7 років тому

    "The holy bone could be the stone that kills those two birds"
    By far the best thing that has ever been said.

  • @corv2731
    @corv2731 10 років тому

    So great. Funny and amazing and just awesome.

  • @jobethmedina5731
    @jobethmedina5731 8 років тому +2

    this is just a three minutes video how am i inlove

    • @galassiastelle7440
      @galassiastelle7440 6 років тому

      Jobeth Medina it only takes four minutes to fall in love

  • @kelseyvalles984
    @kelseyvalles984 7 років тому

    Incredible

  • @tanushreeawesome
    @tanushreeawesome 4 роки тому +1

    CHAOTIC GOOD

  • @TA-cf4ke
    @TA-cf4ke 7 років тому

    that was breathtaking

  • @MelvinArthurMurray
    @MelvinArthurMurray 9 років тому

    This guy is epic.

  • @greyscalewoods711
    @greyscalewoods711 5 років тому

    This one was great

  • @mallorymarks
    @mallorymarks 11 років тому

    that was AWESOME

  • @nightswefeltalive182
    @nightswefeltalive182 11 років тому +88

    if he was my god i'd be religious heyyyy

  • @istypayhorlikson
    @istypayhorlikson 10 років тому

    I LOVE HIM

  • @julianasimon1466
    @julianasimon1466 11 років тому

    This is amazing.

  • @andreaabestano2158
    @andreaabestano2158 7 років тому +3

    I'm glad I'm not the only one who fell in love with him quickly after watching it 😍😍

  • @asias3000
    @asias3000 7 років тому

    amazing

  • @MishaDKroon
    @MishaDKroon 10 років тому +1

    I've watched this so many times and I've on,y just noticed the wink and click at the end ... Smooooooth xD

  • @rosecastelao6490
    @rosecastelao6490 11 років тому +12

    "I would turn Qurans into Bibles, Bibles into Qurans..." Loved it!

  • @OneUpdateataTime
    @OneUpdateataTime 11 років тому

    I'm so glad I subscribed to this channel. People I've never heard of delivering some sweet poems to my sub box aww yeah.

  • @nothingimportant2972
    @nothingimportant2972 3 роки тому +1

    "But I would listen like a best friend on Adderall" If this doesn't describe the type of friend I am then I don't know what does! Love this poem!

  • @snaprajan
    @snaprajan 11 років тому +12

    I think I just found my savior.

  • @ilyem999
    @ilyem999 10 років тому +2

    He is crazy in the most beautiful way. I also would like to put this out there recklesstenacity I'm right there with you I MUST STOP FALLING IN LOVE WITH POETS OVER THE INTERNET. But then again... I must not tell lies ;)

  • @royaal-hakani623
    @royaal-hakani623 10 років тому +10

    he is handsome wow

  • @NinuRenee
    @NinuRenee 10 років тому +78

    This guy makes me question my sexuality

  • @AmazingSauceGuy
    @AmazingSauceGuy 11 років тому

    GJ David.

  • @kidforeverplz
    @kidforeverplz 7 років тому

    He has some serious charisma..

  • @boredomeoverdose
    @boredomeoverdose 8 років тому +179

    Brendon Urie is that u 😂

    • @kaylajude2453
      @kaylajude2453 7 років тому

      Polyn Ondevilla! OENEJEJEJEJEJ YAS A FELLOW PANIC! FAN

    • @pantreshaloon
      @pantreshaloon 7 років тому

      best comment I've ever seen today HAHHAHAHAHA

  • @totalweirdo8538
    @totalweirdo8538 8 років тому +28

    I'm a Christian but, God, these are some good fucking suggestions mate. You might want to take them into consideration.

  • @alexanderdang6462
    @alexanderdang6462 11 років тому +7

    good lookin' dude!