Maia Mayor performing her original poem "Perfect"

[@OhMyLucia]

"I don't care if it's ideal, stop telling me how you feel." God this one line really breaks my heart.

[@dorygray7281]

This is weird I read this as she said this OH IM A POET AND I KNOW IT now jk I'm not 😂

[@TheseSaladDays]

"You can't be a rebel, you're not interesting enough."

[@JMoise__]

I Love This Quote Soo Much 💞

[@tatet.9948]

the exact time i read this she said that oof

[@Aqua-pr9hi]

2:24

[@Unlikely_Pirate]

"I don't care if it's ideal, stop telling me how you feel." That's when I started crying

[@beccasue2628]

Is that my mother coming out of that girl's mouth? Yes, yes it is.

[@cadiyahlindsey5105]

Sammeee😣😣😣

[@amberly3562]

❤️❤️

[@MiguelMartinez-hd1ly]

I feel this speaks to so many teens now a day

[@cadiyahlindsey5105]

It does bc so many parents dont realize their children look up to them so they treat them terrible and and after the children commit suicide the first line of the note is im so sorry i wasnt good enough or im so sorry i was a burden

[@pinkpanther7030]

A generation of little spoiled monsters perhaps?

[@ChloeE623]

@@pinkpanther7030 Or a generation of parents who don’t know how to speak and communicate with their children?

[@baltoen_]

I feel like crying. So many emotions.. But I can't because in sitting in school. Class just started.

[@atuma]

***** Look up Narcissistic Parents... it helped me so much to have words for the sublte abuse I faced during my childhood.

[@baltoen_]

atuma I will.. My parents aren't really (that) narcissistic. But I have the "you have to be perfect"-voice in my mind all the time. I guess it's a side effect from my dads alcohol abuse. He is pretty smart, but never really fulfilled his dreams used all his penitential. So my little sister and I - well especially me has to do it for him, in his place. I guess he thinks, as Maia says, it's love or out of love to but the "perfect-pressure" on me. But in reality the pressure and verbal, psychological abuse just ruined me. I dropped out of school, moved out of my moms place. Started again. I'm 1-2 years behind in the education system compared to my old public school classmates. My sister is also one year behind.. He just gets angry at us and our mother.. and he is he main reason for our mental problems..

[@aishahkazman]

I cried watching this because I feel like my own mother is telling me all this

[@coronarose3771]

"Drink your fucking milk..." Shivers... My mother didn't curse but she said it just like this..

[@ryyaaang3201]

This is perfect, it made me cry

[@heartbeat2477]

god i'm crying :'( it's like she has jumped into my mind xx

[@miss.markers]

Tears happened almost immediately after the beginning of this poem and just gradually intensified as it progressed. These are all things that my mother have said to me, and the line "less than average face" is one of the ones that hit hardest.

[@yannaslife6649]

she came to my school today and did this one

[@vaavee2219]

💛💛 love it..😊😊

[@lilym7395]

That was amazing.

[@Intrinsic.creations]

That was incredible, spoke to my soul.

[@anjellydonutt]

Its not just the poem, its the way she delivers it. Absolutely amazing

[@missseaweed2462]

"You disappoint me, Maia. You never appreciate what I do for you." This line hurt me.

[@pinkpanther7030]

Sorry why hurting?

[@missseaweed2462]

@@pinkpanther7030 It sounds like something my mom would say, is all. Actually, she's probably said it a few times before.

[@suzykim5097]

I just saw the remake of this and the fact she wrote this at such young age hurts more

[@jellybeanoppa]

This is my favorite poem. I can relate to the things being said.

[@cecilongoria2223]

I love how at 3:39 everyone becomes silent because you know the ending is gonna be badass and they were all shook

[@nicholasmartello4110]

"You floor is collecting dust like my withered explanations." Her comparisons are incredible..

[@SuperChloet]

Beautiful!!!! Absolutely stunning.

[@AmethystTripp]

Thank you Maia.

[@leelakumaran521]

"Why are you down here,when you need to be up here , up here with the ones who have promising careers"--- that hit me different.. the whole poem did.

[@victoriamarciniak113]

So powerful and beautiful❤️ I can't stop re-watching this

[@AnanyaJose-g2v]

What a wonderfull poem is this iam heard and sit on a sleep like night iam very like this song what a wonderfull song is thiss..... 🌹

[@sleepy.dreamer]

“And you never eat your dinner. You never eat the dinner I consistently provide for you as I constantly remind you of the life I set aside for you.” wow, this really hit me hard ♡

[@dragon13f13]

This makes me want to curl up in a ball and fade away. I've done nothing but listen to the constant nagging of what everyone else what'd for me and followed blindly, but I've never been happy with what I've been told to do. And I didn't want to tell them no because I was afraid of letting them down. But it's never been enough for them and I'm fucking miserable.

[@prxmiisee]

are u feeling better?

[@maggiem6783]

I wish they're was more of her work on KZbin

[@wandaring0]

This poem is exactly why I am typically a quiet mother. It sounds like all many parents do is nag, nag, and nag. I don't know what to tell my kids to do when they grow up because I don't know what I should be doing myself, at age 40. I cook, clean, eat, sleep, and otherwise feel like a bum watching tv or surfing the internet since I have health issues.

[@ruby-qe5sv]

I've watched this like 20 times and it gives me the chills every single time. Amazing performance ❤️

[@MariaGuidodamor]

For me 100 time's

[@phoebetaber8280]

This is powerful. You can hear in her vice and in the people around her. That is what makes a good poem.

[@smolpharmafrog]

This was so powerful. Thanks for sharing

[@nandarnandar1104]

She inspired me so much.

[@damientahbaz3172]

wow, this young lady is very talented

[@racheljordan3491]

That was such an amazing poem

[@blessingsmaburuse8461]

Watching this makes me so😭😭😭 l feel her. Voice is perfection 🙌🙌 be perfect like me😭😭😭😭

[@Cutechoclate1]

wtf this re3ally got me also because I can relate to her. I´m so angry at my family. I wish I could put all of my anger into a Slam poem. gosh....I feel so understood

[@katharris7026]

What an amazing poem.

[@jordanh6760]

This reminds me a lot of a friend I had in high school.

[@meg391]

This Is amazing truly

[@najalworse2325]

😢This made me cry😢 ❤I love it❤

[@lisamariealaniz7538]

❤❤❤ she is so talented i am jealous i wish i was good at something poetry expessing my self so amazing excellent 👌👍 job u proved her dead wrong 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@ashraft2031]

🤩Wow🤩🤩

[@partybusexperiance3289]

This is a masterpiece.

[@miaataylor6678]

100% AMAZING! Spoke to me

[@meganromero3298]

That’s how my husband talks to me... this is gut wrenching

[@mimial2729]

That's was powerful

[@ezzie1617]

truly talented!

[@ScizzorSaurusX99]

Really upsetting but powerful, idk how my KZbin algorithm knew I wanted to hear this today

[@AmberColeman]

This is incredible

[@nayanigordon]

this was amazing

[@jaderivette7675]

This is amazing omg!

[@microwavedmusic2501]

My dad is kinda like this he makes me feel bad whether he means it or not. Because my parents being dissapointed hurts more than them being mad.

[@avanunez5215]

So relatable. I don’t even know how to feel.

[@lisebean2801]

Love this

[@maryorms1522]

AMAZING

[@jennifersackley5480]

So good and deep

[@9946-]

Be perfect maia be perfect

[@RejimonR-j5o]

❤❤

[@tahliawebb2402]

Does anyone know which poem she was responding to? I love the poem as itself but I'd love to know what promoted her to write this!

[@tahliawebb2402]

Prompted*

[@ApplePie-ff6do]

Tahlia Webb I'd love to know too!

[@thatclassygirl5094]

Tahlia Webb i know it's late but it is a response to Anthem by Leonard Cohen

[@NcamsileSimamane-gt7mw]

Wow ❤

[@Larimuto]

the slow paste on the other version is way way way better than the rage version.

[@imanimarshall8523]

“You disappoint me, maia”

[@sama1ra_10]

Wow.

[@turincio18]

perfect.

[@allegedlyannabel]

wow

[@delaneywatson1720]

how would you classify this poem? Like a love poem, political poem, etc..

[@vinodaugustine6641]

Nice❤

[@richardelmes984]

Please don't stop writing!!! and performing!!!

[@SakunthalaKanathil]

😮 0:50 😮 0:59

[@motorcitymangababe]

If ANYONE relates to this, go to www.reddit.com/r/raisedbynarcissists/ please, there is a community of us who understand what it's like. That site changed my life for the better, you deserve it too.

[@shay8518]

she said this poem is a response does anyone know to what poem? i'd like to look it up.

[@queenlucombe2184]

I think it was her original response to enter whatever competition she is in.

[@thatclassygirl5094]

Shay Yaz Anthem by Leonard Cohen

[@UNNAMEDSHOW]

i feel so bad for laughing its just im drinking milk

[@hollycasey5440]

“I Dissapoint me maia..”

[@aswathyazad4432]

Lyrics pls🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@hm9802]

My best friend's sister is treated like this she is a bit of a lazy person but her whole family keep shouting at her and they makes her sad all the time i tried to talk to my friend about it but she doesn't listen all she tells me "that she doesn't listen to her mother and she is just a piece of trash " i keep trying to talk to her but that's all what she says please guys tell me what should i do should i mind my own business or should i step in because the girl seem so depressed and non of her family get it so what should i do?

[@saarahali1512]

Because I don't have much to smile about and there is just 1000000x more things to not smile about

[@ChennadenKids]

She is really done hearing "Be perfect"....She is me😑

[@LasPhoenix777]

[@darkyumeko9167]

Mom is that you?

[@Singer123447]

how old is she?

[@wmorris3484]

She sounds somewhat like me? Or maybe my parents?

[@mya-rhyannmorgan67]

My name is mya omg

[@lauralong6123]

Holy shit

[@SakunthalaKanathil]

Cool poet 0:28

[@claire7168]

Do these people not understand poetry etiquette??

[@KateCat420]

I KNOW! The crowd here was so ANNOYING - I feel like it undermines the purpose as it pulls you put of what she's saying. Meanwhile she's giving this wonderful performance.

[@mousumihansdah1586]

"Stop eating your nails, no wonder you don't attract males" How did she know?

[@ramyahcarnell3770]

My name is myah......

[@ulkairvillan3219]

BOOOORRRRIIIINGGGG

[@hopa-ys2bc]

nobody cares about you

[@mati_azz3445]

Where the fuck has poetry gone... Holy shit

[@upscaleavenue]

Mati_azz Poetry has always been this way.

[@bolodougie]

I love her passion. Her words are powerful, to the right person. I had a loving mother who worked two jobs to put food on the table. My father left me when I was three years old. So, her words don't resonate with me. This may be harsh, but from my point of view, she sounds like an ungrateful brat. Be glad that you have parents that care, be glad that you have parents that are present, be glad that you have a room, and food on the table. I get it, being a teen is tough. Raising a child is not easy, especially if you care as much as this girls parents do. I wonder how she will feel when her own daughter behaves just like the girl she describes in her poem. Will she repeat the words that her parents have drilled into her head?

[@michellemcgill5193]

+Manuel Rosales I think you are missing the point here. This is about what its like to live with a parent with a personality disorder, most likely narcissistic personality disorder. This girls parent doesn't so much as care about her as she cares about how the girl makes her look. This parent constantly tells her daughter mean and belittling things and discourages her creativity and curiosity.She may provide for her daughter but not without constantly telling her what a hardship it is.That isn't love or care, its emotional abuse.

[@bolodougie]

+Michelle mccill I got the point. Listen to the lyrics. She even mentions smoking weed. C'mon. Are you a parent? If so, I challenge you to write down her lyrics, as I did, and then notice all the bad stuff she does and what she complains about.

[@michellemcgill5193]

I'm a daughter with a mother just like hers. She complains about the constant put downs and disappointment that her mother heaps on her every day. That is the definition of emotional abuse and kids who are abused act out. They are angry and make reckless poor decisions because they are depressed. I don't have to write out. I've lived it.

[@sriramdhanisundari9712]

this is remind me of every single post I've read on reddit sub on raisedbynarcissisto

[@Governmentiscorrupt]

Wow....this kinda made me physically sick.

[@UMLB]

M&M

[@arwasaba4519]

Stop daydreaming

[@Shetuhaufiku]

She's a genius... Overbearing mother?

[@perovskaya]

Mediocrity------unleashed- language defilement

[@MichaelSmith-wz8bp]

I admire your ambition but this is horribly negative.

[@ashraft2031]

2:42

[@aswathyazad4432]

❤

[@NaseemaT-m8p]

❤❤❤