Mike Rosen "When God Happens"

[@blxcklotus]

I cry everytime I watch this. "Your war has done nothing but add to the list of boys who are still waiting for their fathers to come home.."

[@linaabojaradehart]

As a muslim i just really want to thank you so much for writing this. It brought tears to my eyes. Things were turned upside down for the victims of 9/11. I have a friend who was in iraq when the invasion happened as well. War solves nothing. Hate solves nothing.

[@angelawestberry4109]

Being a Christian, I totally agree. I had tears in my eyes also. The whole world was stopped and time was no more.

[@angelawestberry4109]

Well God Bless and go on your way.

[@stephk5104]

FablesFromSa3vis i dont think its anti God or religion. He's stating that our own beliefs do not matter when so many people have been affected. "When God happens no one is right" We are constantly arguing which side is right, our God in USA or their God in Iraq. I believe it's stating we are the ones who are putting too much of our own thoughts into the matter rather than focusing on the issue: war with each other.

[@linaabojaradehart]

I agree. Bush even once stated that he was doing this for the will of God. There's this whole idea of our God is better than yours. I don't think it was against religion though, just stupid violence in its name.

[@HurricanePatrick]

Get the heck out of here, your sick religion has never once apologized for killing us Americans for no reason. Instead you try to minimize the events of what happened. Good day to you sir.

[@tabethale9049]

i showed this to my classmates who joked about 9/11 and they cried. time is passing, people are forgetting the tragedy and emotions that the entire country felt, but i refuse to let the youth be ignorant. i love this.

[@protoman1521]

+Tabetha Le 9/11 was an inside job

[@jubertscoobert1030]

not forgetting, no one is forgetting. they are moving on. you don't constantly dwell on the death of a family member. you grieve but eventually you have to move on.

[@annieakhter3093]

Tabetha Le yeah but you don't joke about it, that's insensitive

[@synovialpith]

annie akhter Mark Twain once said that Humor is tragedy plus time.

[@WedgePee]

@@protoman1521 Don't be stupid. There's plenty of evidence proving that only al-Qaeda, a terrorist group, did it. They also explained they did it because of US support for Israel and the murder of Palestinians, so ha!

[@thebassistsoldier]

I swear this is like the 12th poetry video I've seen tonight, and each one is bigger and more powerful than the last...this one is right up there...

[@JonnyVincent]

I haven't seen a better one than this.

[@eiffel0108]

Each slam poetry video I've watched tonight has killed some small part inside of me.

[@hardrockromantic]

Jonny Vincent Omg. I agree. This was amazing.

[@TheMrFountain]

I was all like, "We can handle this, right?" And my eyes said, "Nah, man. Tears."

[@TheAwesomeness490]

Rare to see a poet who can actually make someone who hasn't experienced anything like this understand the gravity of the situation, and feel the pain that he felt. Well done

[@anomnomnomnivore1350]

Moreover he didn't use rhymes. Gets it sounds so… idk what to call it!

[@tomroe1201]

Abdullah Al-Azmi spoken word

[@TheNewConfusion]

that's a really really nice thing to say. thank you for this comment!

[@Solidafaction]

Poem hit me like a train full of other trains.

[@Solidafaction]

damn dude

[@mollerbt]

As a veteran and plankowner of the US NAVY SHIP USS NEW YORK, I want to say thank you my brother. My ship is the one built in tribute to this day. The ship with 7.5 tons of steel from the world trade center built into its hull, built in a spot that cuts through the water as if leading the way. My ship is the one with the motto that reads "STRENGTH FORGED THROUGH SACRIFICE, NEVER FORGET!". From the bottom of my heart, truly, thank you for this my brother. I promise I will never forget. Never....

[@simsbury88]

I watch this poem every year on 9/11 so that I am reminded what that day actually meant. I am too young to remember more than individual snippets of that day, but I know in my heart of hearts that this poem signifies what that day meant to all New Yorkers and what it should have meant to all Americans.

[@TheNewConfusion]

I'm really glad the piece means this much to you, Colin. Thanks for writing!

[@kcvdcbs]

Colin Churchill 8

[@elizabethbennet4791]

i was 25yo and my brother died a month later. true story. that time period changed my life forever.

[@mayjanfaithtolentino5013]

"your war has done nothing but add to the list of boys... the list of boys who are still waiting for their fathers to come home"i'm in tears T.T

[@animeluver143]

I mentioned this to every class today, I asked my History and English teacher if we could watch it. Everyone was quiet, many had tears in their eyes. One of my friends who is from NYC was in tears. Here in California we talk and acknowledge but we cant imagine what it was like. We know nothing of how it felt or anything. But everyone after watching this saw this tragedy so differently. It's not just video and pictures and a memorial, it was emotions, community, hope, and grey.

[@TheNewConfusion]

wow. so touched that thsi poem has made it across the country! thanks, anali!

[@lameesbarendse714]

Thank you for the line of 'it's not our god or their god' Thank you for that Mike, be blessed

[@Sevual26]

I cant lie; tears are streaming down my face right now. Whether or not others get it, I loved this.

[@hopem7489]

I was 4 and living in New York when 9/11 happened and it is my first clear memory. People don't understand why I have such a hard time talking about it or why I can't watch the videos we watch on 9/11 every year in school. I have PTSD from it and I was only 4. I didn't even fully grasp what was happening, all I knew was that planes knocked down big buildings and killed a lot of people and there was smoke everywhere for about three weeks. I cried every time I heard a plane go over my house for the next 8 years until I moved. I had nightmares that I plane was going to crash into my house, my grandmother's house, my brother's house, and kill everyone I had ever loved and cared about. People don't always realize just how traumatizing this event was for everyone in New York. Thank you so much for this. This made me cry, but in the best way possible.

[@lorrienorris3289]

Hope Moser Dear sweet soul.. I hope that you are healing. I feel like you need s hug and I need to hug someone right now. Be well 💕

[@rosecastelao6490]

How that made me cry.

[@nanokd]

I got tears in my eyes, wow this is a beautiful piece of poetry. I am truly touched, thank you

[@radiantme1]

You changed everything for me with that. Thank you and praise god for taking me here

[@AllhaeLMarie]

I've watched this so many times over the course of the last six months and every time I do I get chills. One of my favorite Slams.

[@emcosm]

This remains my favourite spoken word of all time.

[@brandnizzle217]

i've watched this like 5 times already and i can't get over the power and emotion he has when he speaks. for lack of better words, everything about this poem is breathtakingly beautiful.

[@Miiinzan]

It’s amazing how the second he mentioned the towers all the laughters and cheers just died and the room went quiet. That speaks volumes about what 9/11 did to Americans.

[@destinychavez9234]

What powerful words. I was one of those little children waiting for my father to come home. Fortunately, he did. my heart goes out to the many children and family members who are still waiting, but without any hope.

[@Bryana11]

Emotional. Tragic. Beautiful. This one left me breathless and in tears. More, please.

[@musicsfan1]

I am bawling beautiful words sir

[@sammycart5178]

I'm actually crying.

[@awilsonstoryteller]

Spectacular from the first line. It is one of the most powerful, and well-crafted spoken word poems I have seen.

[@iangarcia3332]

Watched this three times... got me fighting tears every time... amazing.

[@maalaeag1]

Wow. Powerful and emotional.

[@bridgetmccann6431]

I could listen to him talk all day every day! He has a great voice

[@Ekaekto]

Thank you for that wonderful piece of poetry. I can't even count how many times I have watched this in the last few months. Your words express my feelings exactly.

[@SummersChokeHold]

He's voice wow, I could listen to him talk for years. I have been watching spoken word all night and he's is some of my favourite.

[@kickassyo16]

i’m a new yorker and every 9/11 I watch this. It really hits me

[@Bg13357]

This piece is a real eye opener

[@Luniara]

This poem, this work of art...was beautiful. Thank you so much for your words. As someone who lost someone special in the WTC on that day, your words and the passion in which you spoke those words are overwhelming and powerful.

[@palipride303]

This is the type of Poetry I can actually respect. The fact that you touched on the fact that these were people under that rubble...not Americans but human beings... You are absolutely right. No child should have their father or mother taken away from them like that...be it an Afghani child or a New Yorker. I absolutely love this.

[@caffeinatednation8885]

I love the hush that fell over the audience as he opened with the words "Before the towers collapsed. .."

[@madilynharder3433]

"There was no black or white because under the ashes everyone was grey."

[@Cutegirl12316]

i've never cried so hard at a poem before i can't believe how powerful this is

[@tabethale9049]

this haunts and gives me chills and it's beautiful

[@janekim5137]

This gave me goosebumps and brought tears to my eyes. I can really feel te pain. A poem packed with full of feels indeed.

[@mickayllaa93]

So intense. The emotion is just.... Wow. This deserves to be viral.

[@lorrienorris3289]

Incredibly moving.. very well done... my heart has been shredded by emotion. You have a gift.

[@mizzomby]

His voice gives me chills... this is beautiful...

[@Urbanledgend12]

This made me cry. My family lost a very close friend that day. Just...wow. good job, you're very talented!

[@NotMyIntention]

This was powerful. I've only just fallen into the slam poetry corner of youtube, and I don't think I'll ever come out of it. Michael, that was incredible, heartfelt, real, and beautiful. I felt your pain all the way over here in England. I felt the pain of everyone this poem was for

[@MrsSprinklesCupcake]

So powerful. Such a deep meaning. It's hard to put it into words.

[@skhprwdm]

so beautiful it gave me goosebumps. and the last lines were perfect.

[@SamwiseRichardson]

i love the intensity of his tone. Shivers.

[@cookiequeen747]

I was in preschool when 9/11 happened. I have no memory of the day and I have never felt any personal connection to it. Thank you for making it real for me.

[@terry21445]

i know right?! am so moved by this.... he is amazing!

[@remehhchestnut8573]

In my English class we have to pick a poem to remember and recite and I picked this one. My fave. Xxxx

[@BEAZYE]

Tragically beautiful. His passion is moving.

[@ushnakhalid8650]

this is so good! I love that he considered the people in other parts of the world who have been affected by this 'war'.

[@CatsNCoffeee]

Wow... Just wow. You left me absolutely breathless.

[@tjc.9999]

Today is 9/11/2020, I wasn’t old enough to understand what happened but I listen to this poem every year without fail. 19 years... wow

[@mimb2036]

made me tear up, powerful, hits home

[@stupid.dumb.crazy_awesome1011]

Actual chills. My God

[@ianhendren4437]

Michael, as a fledgling poet, I hope to get wings as wide as yours someday. You're brilliant, man.

[@harmonydevaney9630]

I've been thinking about getting back into writing poetry I've been writing since I was 5 but have only performed in front of a big audience 3 times.

[@megjames4619]

Harmony Devaney do it! I believe in you

[@TheNewConfusion]

I second this! :)

[@caitlinmetzker1674]

Oh my gawd the feels. Living in california and in sixth grade, I was fairly disconnected from that event, and while I was sad, it never struck me with emotion until I found myself in New York, seeing from outside the fence of the memorial where the destruction had happened. Having been there, and having seen it, I can not begin to fathom the terror that filled the city that day. But at least I feel for it now.

[@michelleschultz3470]

His voice is beautiful and the passion behind his words is so true. I wasn't there but after watching this I almost feel like I was. :)

[@Dark21Lunna]

people talking and laughing at the beginning of the video and then she opens his mouth and your back at that time when it happened. i'm sort of still speechless after this. it was beyond amazing.

[@terrapinbrad]

That's what happens when you can hear a man's HEART BEATING through his words ...powerful

[@LittleNinjaJazz]

"When God happens... no one is right." those words will always be with me.

[@DustbinFunkbndr]

Just came back to this. Very relevant today

[@iBieberRadio]

the reason why I love SPOKEN WORD POETRY, this is so amazing, I'm so inspired

[@kaylawilliams670]

His voice is beautiful.

[@elizabethbennet4791]

I'm a 911 survivor, ex-New Yorker and omg how "a city shapeless and somewhere else" indescribably perfectly described something indescribable.

[@ronanalesnagapol6559]

Such a tear-jerking poem.

[@thekennycrhonicles]

this craps all over my spoken word attempt for 9/11. this was a whole 3 minutes of goosebumps to it. the way the audience catcalled as he silently stood...way before they knew the gravity of the piece. the second he breathed the first word and struck them silent. He made me love my dream City with his passion and accent. fucking amazin...

[@nilesplautz2821]

In 2022 and still a fantastic poem hits deep

[@ASMinor]

I am an avid #MentalHealthAwareness advocate and spoken word performer, and I love this so much. I travel the country trying to bring that awareness on stages, in classrooms, hospitals, and on my KZbin channel, so I get excited when I see other advocates. 💙❤

[@felicitystokes6099]

I'm crying so hard. This is amazing.

[@RainDancer98]

I want to say something intelligent here, but I know it won't compare. So instead I'll say that this brought genuine tears to my eyes and put words to feeling I was having trouble grasping at. I don't know if I could ever be that honest to a microphone, but I hope someday that I can write something that gives someone the emotions I'm feeling right now.

[@meganrene2241]

God damn!!! this gave me goosebumps

[@MrsSprinklesCupcake]

This is beautiful. Mike Rosen is truly a master of poetry.

[@Jayleenibethrivera]

wow, so powerful. Couldn't take my eyes off the screen. Amazing

[@kaicarli5488]

That gave me the chills. Very well done.

[@KeliLyn001]

I literally got goose bumps... amazing.

[@fleabittengray]

this will always be one of my favorites.

[@TheDiplomancer]

I was seven and in New Jersey and I remember that day. Yup, crying.

[@MochaTater]

Holly shit... I have no words for this. The only thing I can say is this is the single most amazing poem Ive ever heard

[@ashleyrose3909]

I have no words. Damn, that was beautiful and powerful.

[@haleymonson8352]

One of the best I've seen.

[@grace225lax]

"Under that rubble there was no red, white and blue" That line is so true. Misfortune and death is not solely for one country. Death is a unanimous and ubiquitous experience. Death doesn't discriminate. There is misfortune everywhere in the world and it is almost impossible to understand other people's pain; all we can do is sympathize and comfort. War is a terrible, terrible thing which only results in worse terrors. This poem always makes me want to cry.

[@azizanal]

Almost brought me to tears.

[@liviaaa3774]

this gave me legit chills

[@suzannemccutcheon4201]

This touches me in a big way...I have written so much about that day...

[@Evimarie08]

I got chills... amazing.

[@Aby7800]

wow, that was so emotional and sad, it's great to hear words so beautifully put together that it brings tears from the viewer :')

[@lisachernow]

Thank you for sharing. Your work is extraordinary.

[@lajennvee]

Oh My God... This was amazing. I love how the atmosphere in the room was playful until he started speaking. This was so touching and unbelievably amazing. Great, great poem. I also write poems and make videos.. I'd love some feedback...

[@margeauxlawsonmusic]

This is incredible, so powerful.

[@vanillayoga1563]

I think i will be forever haunted by this poem.

[@santayoumans]

This is a great work of art.

[@ClarinetplayerC19]

I wasn't expecting that, and now I'm crying.

[@delaneyhernandez3815]

Wow...this is so amazing...speechless, you did a fantastic job :)

[@TheNewConfusion]

I couldn't agree with this more. That's what this poem is largely the point of the piece. Happy to answer questions about that.

[@chrisholzhauer3698]

Wasn't expecting the goosebumps, well done

[@BethyBeautiful]

Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.

[@dallasphillips4303]

Showed this to my english class, don't know how well they took it. But I'm in love.