Rudy Francisco - When the Water Is Gone

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Rudy Francisco, performing at Icehouse in Minneapolis, MN.
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[@HurricaneSenpai]

Favorite poet. he makes me happy.

[@raswamuthoni2395]

likewise..i hope to share a stage with him soonest...dropping my pieces soon as they are already ready from the oven...

[@koka1389]

Raswamuthoni luckily he’s really nice & funny too I met him at a poetry competition

[@Siyaya_D_Sphe]

sadgirlbadgirl I subbed to you,love your edits and I hope you can upload again after your phone broke X

[@ashesashesweallfalldown7171]

I never thought I'd love a man as much as I love him, he's special in the best of ways

[@tkabraham3592]

Its hard not to love this guy.
P. S.- It would be cool if he and Sara Kaye made a poem together. ❤

[@emilyfowler9217]

T'keyah Abraham that would be an awesome poem

[@tkabraham3592]

Emily Fowler I know right. 😊😊

[@JBDuncan]

T'keyah Abraham that needs to happen!

[@alejandramcruz]

Oh my god they’re my two favorites that’d be amazing

[@melaninandaura9713]

I will listen to him for as long as he recites poetry. I will allow his words to crack me open as they translate from common to conspicuous. As they glide between the multiverses in my one track mind.. I will hear his words breathing like the dust that settles after every shooting star that no one looked up and saw.

[@serenityc.2073]

his poetry saved my life and has reminded me how to smile Thank you so much Rudy Francisco

[@moniquetulloch5091]

Blessings we are happy you are still around ❤️❤️

[@charityelaine448]

He so elegantly talked about climate change and water scarcity without actually talking about climate change and water scarcity.

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He is totally the only reason I check out Button Poetry. Dope

[@phinehastaylor6964]

He came out and performed at my University.... And I missed it!!! Still salty that I missed the opportunity

[@jennazeck1825]

i love how reminiscent he looks and sounds. such a beautiful writer and speaker

[@shamiquawilson4403]

I was drawn back to my old neighborhood

[@joann546]

You brought water to my eyes. Thank you!

[@justablueeyedblonde]

YES AN ENVIRONMENTAL POEM FRICK YEAH

[@lissamaya9415]

He’s phenomenal 💛

[@caitlinverge7278]

I love Rudy . He is so real .

[@eliana3708]

I missed him so much 😢💕

[@reneemarie1272]

Wow! Beautiful images in this poem and the way you read gives the work such intimacy, truth, aliveness! That’s you, Rudy.
Mini Waconi ~ Water IS Life

[@Shaneee0924]

He is amazing!

[@chanteljnai6728]

Beautiful.

[@joyce3003]

He makes my days feel so much deeper

[@Nouranbha]

this is amazing!

[@willowwildgrace9690]

this is perfect

[@jasoncarolus6226]

Rudy is king!!!!!

[@evalynn7973]

He’s my favourite

[@drayday3142]

he did it again, bravo💯🔥🔥

[@alwaysdreaming1271]

I love him, this poem is so gooooddd ❤🧡💛💚💙💜

[@Dani-cu7ip]

My favorite poet!!! Thanks for being you, Rudy!

[@charityelaine448]

Wow.

[@tankdempsey7441]

Really good poem he did a nice job

[@shamiquawilson4403]

😮 wow❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@sydneystevens1630]

Happy late birthday Rudy ^_^

[@esha8071]

Wow

[@melcomepay6668]

No! Summer, along with our childhood, that time when we live only in the moment....must fade . 😕 Yet LIVE in our memories ❤️

[@naturerules8816]

❤️

[@22burnsie]

Here we go😍😋

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❤❤❤

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[@euphoriaasick]

Those dislikes came from water wasters

[@AmandaMaHlophe]

Hopeleʂʂ tm 😅word

[@gracejones4295]

Lmao stop 🤣🤣🤣

[@thobanigwala1875]

It's a really good poem, I liked it.
It's a really good poem, I hope you like it too.

[@alaskasyoutube]

Never clicked a notification so fast. ♥️😊

[@toanishaford3403]

Him and Steve Willis should do a poem together 😌💙

[@iwannbeyournumber1]

He and jae nichelle should do one together. Do you know how powerful that would be?

[@amcgee0668]

🌺

[@jadaaarmanii2675]

😍

[@analishalovesyou98]

‼️🧡

[@shawnagrewe957]

I remember this one, I didn’t have water in the place I stayed in.

[@ryzahara06]

It's July 2021

[@chopstcks]

Why is there 2 dislikes?

[@WSBM14]

republicans

[@vividthoughts4340]

They water got cut off

[@motelfish4075]

Africa can't relate 😅

[@ShainaW]

There is NO such thing as drought, especially since the 🌎 earth is 70% water.🤦🏽‍♀️... Good poem though....

[@TyShawnVsYourMom]

🙄 that outstanding 70% is not all drinkable water. Many countries don’t have drinkable water at all so yes there are droughts...

[@dylannisart5979]

drought
drought
/drout/
noun
1.
a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall

[@identitycrisis7141]

And only 1% is drinkiable 😊

[@danielmerrill1710]

Twelve six four two one,this is my life,And its just begun......How do we itemize..A product of life..When what we wish sails right bye....Dramatize A sky...on spackling bright night...Darkness edging in ...when one losses sight.................twelve six one......wake up your life has begun🙃😉