Andrea Gibson - The Year of No Grudges

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Andrea Gibson, performing in Longmont, CO.
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[@adaezenwaguru4046]

'i think we make God look like us for a reason, inspite of all we trust, we just wanna be believed in.' this is too beautiful.

[@ritikakapoor4583]

"My wounds will never ever be bigger than I am." ❤️

[@Metanoia10]

“When I get to heaven I will refuse to call it heaven, if the people I love, who put me through hell aren’t there”. I mean come onnnn 😫🔥

[@TGnPBullet]

I am never disappointed with Andrea and her poetry. There are very few things I can count on but Andrea is always solid ground.

[@miaw3803]

Their * :)

[@paisleypratt5799]

For a second I thought you said you were very disappointed and I was about to get mad and this is why I always read stuff twice

[@mohdgaki2117]

I can't believe I'm watching this poem only 4 hours after it was posted. This poem feels eternal. Everything about it. The way it was written. The way a loved one shared it with me. Everything about this poem screams "god!" therefore screams; "us!" therefore means; Everyone. I haven't written poetry in a really long time but I sure as hell feel like picking up a pen again. Thank you Andrea, thank you button poetry, thank you, summer.

[@saiine]

She posted a video of this a while back; pretty sure it's dedicated to Buddy Wakefield.

[@placidqualm]

@@saiine they*

[@saiine]

@@placidqualm Not sure what you mean. She posted this on her FB a long time ago.

[@JasonMcGarva]

@Moh'd Gaki - What a beautiful (and beautifully written) comment. I can see just by how you express this that you have a lot of depth waiting to come out. The world needs to hear it.

[@rayellenkishbach8998]

Every couple of years, a poem emerges from someone else that feels like it should have come from me. So so many lines of this one pierce my heart. I want to love like this, to be loved like this, to even speak to myself with this much truth.

[@drishtibharath8667]

No one hits like Andrea

[@maleahjacobs9678]

Beautiful inside and out. Listening to over and over.

[@samanthasangqu7187]

Wow! I cried from a place I never knew existed when I herd this❤️ Thank you🙏🏽

[@tiatrujillo3887]

Thank you, Andrea, for breaking through the bricks laid by my broken heart. All at once knocking out the mortar of my rage so I can remember I don’t build anything without everything🙏🏼❤️🌟

[@theverysadchannel]

So beautiful, today has taken over my emotions and I will never forget this one. Thank you for making my day much better

[@Amusich]

♥️ Andrea, thank you for reminding us of the beauty of humanity. This is so special.

[@MDRN_ANMLS]

This was beautiful and piercing all at the same time. Thank you for bringing this into my life. Andrea, thank you.

[@ClementineEcho]

Andrea Gibson's poetry always moves me.

[@Andresfin]

My favourite poet! 💜

[@deIcorazon]

they are so endearing and talented…. i can’t get enough of them and their poetry

[@kuhootiwari6855]

My favourite 💕💕

[@drewlax23]

Andrea, you have been an inspiration to me artistically and expressively for over a decade. Thank you for what you do.

[@sydneikimball9049]

I love this poem. Over and over.

[@samc.5455]

Just keep it in repeat. I cried a bit.

[@poet2681]

WOW. I feel very emotional after that . That was just-wow. Every single word I connected deeply too. Thank you Andrea for writing this ❤

[@courage9143]

Just ❤ly.

[@slayytimes]

I am blown away and speechless. I love you.

[@sisterimprov]

This is so unbelievably hopeful - Andrea is such a gift

[@soliloquiesbyshailja5416]

Burning to become fire 🔥

[@magdmi5139]

oh my god yeeees. directly into the heart

[@mahoro5437]

You touch me and remind me that love hopes and endures all things - thank you ❤

[@kennethonwuachu6372]

I can't believe that I am seeing this poem one month later. I don't know how to describe what I just felt right now

[@megamarvellous3521]

How can I like this 3000 times

[@lizmedrano286]

Ooof this one really hits... I discovered this at the most sychronistic moment, the timing truly...wow

[@slayytimes]

I’ve never heard a poem so clear .

[@thetakongpancake1003]

Thank you O:)

[@annanimity2034]

This poem always gets me

[@cynhanrahan4012]

Level hearted. That's just perfect.

[@jenlynn9115]

WoW!! I've been following this channel for about a month now, found thru TWLOHA... So Artists/Poets... sorry if idk the right "title".. But, SO MANY have been AMAZING, SO MANY have brought me to tears, to my knees, MADE me HAPPY, MADE me SAD, MADE me HUMBLE, proud, disappointed, disbeliefed, uncertain, confused, STRONG, ALONE/NOT ALONE.. SO MANY emotions have came... AND Gone, Some I think about Daily, some evenly, or sporadically!! BUT ... THIS, FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD, SEEN, FELT SO FAR.. IS JUST... WOW!!! 🦋🦋 What an OUTSTANDING Write!! HIT HOME.. 8th time watching before this comment, and I cried, laughed, and felt MANY MORE EMOTIONS... Speaks Straight To The Soul👏👏👏 Thank You for Sharing! 😇 💜

[@saiine]

Awesome to see you perform this one Andrea! Love Buddy and this is just brilliant. You ARE lightning!

[@BKLYN_TZU]

This was great very profound

[@timsmith9043]

This a great poem especially a poem called a year of the grudges it tells me that life is short and your trying everyday to become the best person you can be everyday i like this poem good poem 💯💯

[@giselleblanchard7077]

I needed you today. Thank you ❤️

[@frannyowen]

Well............I'm god damn speechless. Being right is Boring, I adore this poem and I love the way you read it. Thank you so much for sharing :).........damn

[@JasonMcGarva]

I've watched this at least a dozen times. Andrea is a virtuoso, helping the world understand and give words to their feelings, which (at least for me) helps me feel more. One line in this poem that I don't understand is, "I love you, because you've never had a mirror face." Can someone explain what that means? What is a mirror face?

[@lilac.2858]

I merely have a theory: A person with a mirror face would behave according to how people around them do, but the person without the mirror face is always being themselves

[@JasonMcGarva]

@@lilac.2858 - Oh, that's a pretty solid theory. The person being themselves is far more interesting.

[@suchita.senthilkumar]

God, I love this so much

[@heloisejones8020]

Damn. This. THIS. YES.

[@rumahilalangksii4631]

Expresive

[@anirudhzviogs4453]

Nice video bro

[@tiaraulfah8560]

oh my god

[@gloriaash7511]

Jesus I need to buy your books

[@shaisag1]

♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@Dare.Bear.X]

WOW👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@beautiful_humans4719]

omg

[@username9325]

Don't take a punch either. Please? Please.

[@jinXeD546933]

Why ruin an amazing and deep hearted poem with a cheap music backdrop?