Grand Slam 2012 - Final Round - Neil Hilborn reading "Future Tense"

[@DixieWolf8]

this man is some kind of emotional pain wizard.

[@eehuffman54]

Somebody is in pain!!! If he's reciting what he wrote, it's him. If someone else wrote it, they are obsessed. Or maybe it's me, for just watching it all the way through.

[@PatchWorkClock]

"Emotional pain wizard" is probably my new favorite phrase now.

[@ForeverLlamas47]

I have never read something more accurate.

[@ryndanriley5348]

+Ryan Huffman He's the "Brand New" of spoken word poets.

[@Ganorminor]

When I realized this was written about the same girl from "OCD," my mouth dropped. This is beautiful.

[@JwGina]

OH MY GOD WOW

[@mariegold2093]

Oh my it's like "OCD 2"

[@Infinite_Omar]

Decided to watch this late at night... haunting how that is the exact situation I'm in....

[@roleao1]

You will remind yourself She will remind you You will remind each other That this is for the best That you are physically incapable of loving one another And in those moments you will be lying Your heart screaming I can I can I can But you will stay silent Because of her Because she asked for this Because she filled something in you that’s still full Even though she is gone

[@daniellecloutier2156]

I just love him so much.

[@sanderschat]

2024, still.... although much is healed, this still touches places deep in side

[@rachelhume3779]

"but noise will sound like her. whispering into the world of lights and breakfast make the rain sound like nothing make the rain sound nothing like her voice."

[@ericpa06]

Neil Hilborn is amazing

[@TDASS281]

I could listen to this all day

[@llikepie]

"because she filled something in you that's still full. even though she's gone."

[@TheLordLogic]

This man as a key to my memories and the code to the dams of my eyes. Fuck.

[@salemeys2774]

This brought me to tears.

[@peachesandapollo9013]

"You will remind each other that, 'this is for the best.' You two can't physically love each other. And in these moments, you will be lying. Your heart will be screaming, 'I can, I can, I can." Oh that hurts...

[@danigingerful]

I am in love with his words.

[@teenie4242]

You take my breath away....

[@evobeast]

He's a bloody brilliant actor.

[@sydnie7799]

nothing can explain how many time i've fell in love with Neil Hilborn. nothing

[@ancientwestonian]

I often feel like whatever poem I am hearing is describing myself like some weird coincidental self-anthropomorphizing of others expressions. And I feel that here, but just as much I feel his personal experience and sincerity.

[@marismedina3945]

This is beautiful.

[@vanilla5245]

He is soooo gorgeous. Beauty in and out

[@roleao1]

Make the rain sound nothing like her voice Don’t be alone When you are alone you won’t do anything you do with her So you won’t do anything Marble at how she, the patient gardner The bringer of sleep She, who draws the bath and lights the candles She, who made you someone who could make himself into someone She, made you want to live more than anything else and Now she makes you want to leave the world Because you have seen it

[@TheJelloGardnero]

He is so amazing

[@thetoptaco3291]

the sigh at the end got me. It freaking got me.

[@SilverFlame819]

Neil, you beautiful creature...

[@lizzierrussell]

People who are like 'I thought he had OCD...' That was a poem....

[@believeurbeautiful]

He does have OCD.

[@CiaraMathias]

He is absolutely amazing. I am wondering; why can't all men express emotions like he can?

[@CiaraMathias]

I completely agree with that. And it is just so sad that we live in a culture that presents men's emotions as being "gay". I hate the sexists terms of "You are a guy so you have to be 'manly'" or "You are a girl so you have to be 'delicate'". It's complete bullshit and we need it to stop.

[@TurtleKnite]

I mean, the obvious answer is that being this eloquent and sublime is a talent. He's a professional poet. Most people, men and women feel these same emotions, but it takes the skill of a proper wordsmith to voice them in this manner.

[@Divingraven]

In order: 1. when your whole body was the gun (maybe "a gun"), 2. into all of the food in your fridge, 3. the arguments about tablecloths.

[@samhb44]

Exactly! Very well put.

[@ahoff19]

Crying. This is great.

[@RihanaSterling]

Let me say, I love him. So, I am just going to go cry now.

[@CrendorTheGreat]

I agree. Couldn't have said it better myself.

[@hannahhendrickson1044]

I'm pretty sure he referenced Sylvia Plath with "I can, I can, I can."

[@roleao1]

In her you have seen the color and shape of your perfect life And now, the children, the house The arguments about table XXXXXXX Are all fading Like things left in sun light Like any dream left to long in the light For months, maybe years Every time you see her, you will want to kiss her When you do, you will expect pain to come Like the old dog you could never quiet put down But there will be none

[@lukez1331]

God damn, why did I do that to her.

[@MrJcman100]

I do OK it thanks. Some days are better than other. What does suffering from OCD have to do wit heartbreak though? We all go though that.

[@ElecProCrou]

WHERE HAS THIS DIAMOND BEEN HIDING?

[@Tetley310]

@heythereitsana I am going to write out his poems for my own personal reference, when I get to this one I will gladly post it a d tag you.

[@Kamo2x]

that's awesome ;)

[@roleao1]

If you could help me... I am missing 3 words

[@allewis1023]

ok while i agree that coming here to say "corny" is silly, I think bringing in OCD to combat any sort of criticism against him as a poet is ableist. true, he has OCD, but no, his whole life doesn't revolve around OCD. nothing in this video references OCD, their comment didn't reference OCD, so it's kind of backwards to say "oh he has OCD leave him alone". it would be one thing if someone was making fun of his ticks or compulsions, but they just said "corny" and then you brought OCD into it.

[@hesed7133]

what teams grand slam?

[@Kamo2x]

you hear a girl literally swoon at the end hahaha

[@thecreativehart]

holy shit i have the biggest crush on u neil..

[@iivarimokelainen]

Theres one book on buttonpoetry . com, I'm buying that shit :D

[@Plikx]

Medications

[@axlekayzer4857]

Explains life

[@ablindmelon]

Check his hands and the way he talks...

[@UGOUTBREAK]

Jesus that hurts to hear.

[@KalicoKat09]

that girl is me I am that girl

[@evobeast]

Guy doesn't sound so OCD here....

[@4amcuriosity162]

It was an act for the poem

[@Jayleenibethrivera]

yaay, no dislike :)

[@88child]

:(