Perks | Deleted | The Poem

Deleted scene from The Perks of Being a Wallflower

[@ValenchuuDirectioner]

not to be dramatic but this movie changed me as a person

[@fntt9868]

sarcasm queen same here

[@thg_2728]

Same, in a way I feel like I grew with the book

[@amalielastname1615]

Same.

[@Queen101Dalmatians]

Same

[@sixsevenandate]

I had the same experience work the book

[@katie1647]

This would have been the most significant scene within the movie in my opinion.. Perhaps this scene was cut out due it's seriousness and the fact that it can be seen as disturbing. Though, the whole movie is focused around abuse so I'm questioning why this scene was cut out. Would have made the movie 10x better. This scene is amazing.

[@logankatsaros2288]

Yeah I was reading it in the book and I literally had to put the book down because of how moving those few pages were. They probably had to cut the scene out because of its length or because of the topic but if that scene was in the movie I'd probably pause it the same way I had to put the book down.

[@notomatoesx]

Yeah the kitchen scene with the knife would of made more sense

[@soph996]

I know four years later is a bit too late but none the less I might be a bit fuzzy in the details but basically in a deleted scene Charlie's best friend (the one who commited suicide) appears to him as some sort of hallucination/ghost/who knows. And Chbosky says in the audio commentary that, while the scene would have contributed to the movie they decided to just focus on one of the 'ghosts' of Charlie's past and they decided on Aunt Helen My guess then is, that the poem is important to Charlie in the way it related back to Michael I'm sure if they had given Michael more attention in the movie, except for the three four lines the scenes would have been kept in

[@SuperAfrodisiaco]

@@soph996 And that's why the whole book complemments the whole movie

[@g.gambetta]

The author of the book and director of the movie answers your question here : kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWPHq4qbbteIa7c

[@EmmaGranger99]

I was in the hospital for a while for attempted suicide and when I was there all the doctors wrote on pieces of yellow paper with green lines. It made me think of the poem the whole time. When I left, a nurse asked me if I needed anything. I said "a piece of your yellow paper" She gave me a strange, steady look, before presenting me with one of my very own yellow pieces of paper with green lines. I took it home and I wrote out the poem, the first stanza on that yellow sheet, the second on a white sheet with blue lines, the third on a crumpled piece I tore from my notebook and the fourth, of course, on a paper bag. I keep it with me and whenever I have bad thoughts I read it and it reminds me not to end up like The Boy in the poem. It keeps me grounded, safe and alive.

[@JasiiJasii]

this is really beautiful! please stay strong!

[@RetroVibeZzZ]

the world needs people like you! dont forget it

[@thg_2728]

This is great, stay strong this poem has touched many of us

[@recoveringsoul755]

Bless you. You have a kindness and a gift that many people don't have. They don't "see" what we see, don't notice the things we notice. Maybe they just aren't capable of the depth of feeling. But I know that you will touch people's lives and they will be better for it. ... You already have

[@imaniprice8275]

bishk this is amazing love. im glad you're okay. I hope you're okay. stay strong 💖

[@robynt7002]

i think logan lerman fit perfctly as the part for charlie

[@marie-sk7ym]

Robyn T same

[@taetaeluvuwu4898]

I agree

[@mictuckfluff]

Out of all the scenes to cut...this? This was THE MOVIE.

[@TheMrsTomilson]

um this was in the movie

[@chel304]

Chelsea Jackson Not in the theatre I don't know if it's on the disk but, I KNOW it wasn't in the theatre.

[@georgeoldsterd8994]

Yeah, they cut it from final film, but added it as bonus scenes to the dvd or whatever.

[@Peachererror1988]

Once on a yellow piece of paper with green lines he wrote a poem And he called it "Chops" because that was the name of his dog And that's what it was all about And his teacher gave him an A and a gold star And his mother hung it on the kitchen door and read it to his aunts That was the year Father Tracy took all the kids to the zoo And he let them sing on the bus And his little sister was born with tiny toenails and no hair And his mother and father kissed a lot And the girl around the corner sent him a Valentine signed with a row of X's and he had to ask his father what the X's meant And his father always tucked him in bed at night And was always there to do it Once on a piece of white paper with blue lines he wrote a poem And he called it "Autumn" because that was the name of the season And that's what it was all about And his teacher gave him an A and asked him to write more clearly And his mother never hung it on the kitchen door because of its new paint And the kids told him that Father Tracy smoked cigars And left butts on the pews And sometimes they would burn holes That was the year his sister got glasses with thick lenses and black frames And the girl around the corner laughed when he asked her to go see Santa Claus And the kids told him why his mother and father kissed a lot And his father never tucked him in bed at night And his father got mad when he cried for him to do it. Once on a paper torn from his notebook he wrote a poem And he called it "Innocence: A Question" because that was the question about his girl And that's what it was all about And his professor gave him an A and a strange steady look And his mother never hung it on the kitchen door because he never showed her That was the year that Father Tracy died And he forgot how the end of the Apostle's Creed went And he caught his sister making out on the back porch And his mother and father never kissed or even talked And the girl around the corner wore too much makeup That made him cough when he kissed her but he kissed her anyway because that was the thing to do And at three a.m. he tucked himself into bed his father snoring soundly That's why on the back of a brown paper bag he tried another poem And he called it "Absolutely Nothing" Because that's what it was really all about And he gave himself an A and a slash on each damned wrist And he hung it on the bathroom door because this time he didn't think he could reach the kitchen.

[@someone-jl9fu]

Peachererror bless you

[@elvie2230]

💙 Thankyouuu 💙

[@bangtansonyeondan7626]

Thank you million!

[@jewwell_8437]

i was looking for this comment

[@brunovieirafairas6464]

thank you!

[@hoelli914]

This was the bit of the book that really got to me

[@elifciftlik9951]

Youre a tonight alive fan. HIGH FIVE!

[@469ka37]

Wow, one three and a half minute clip and now I don't know what to do with my life.

[@s.ugahoneyicetea]

Try reading the book 😂. That'll really change your life

[@star.eeiizz]

is this scene in the book?

[@469ka37]

Astrid Nightfall Yes

[@18smalltowngirl]

That's it, I'm gonna buy the book, lock myself in my room for a few days and read it whilst crying cos The Perks of being a wallflower is so brilliant and so touching.

[@WASTINGMYTIMEWITHYOU]

a few days?? try a few hours great book, please read it

[@18smalltowngirl]

Yeah I thought the book would take longer but I read it in one night. Love the book and the movie! :)

[@StaleDoritoCrumb]

I will tell you one thing: Even though I actually got depression after reading it, I think it was so worth it, I always think of it, I can never forget it. But nobody at my school knows about it so nobody cares about it, besides that wouldn't be age appropriate but still, everyone knows what the mature stuff is anyways.

[@Dgjserffft]

Don’t have any sharp items in that room

[@rodicaturcan10]

I'm tempted to memorize this poem.

[@rachelsmith6723]

Me too

[@angelpinell3828]

i have memorized all the versions already lmao

[@Maria-cc8rj]

I was thinking about that lmao

[@outlawpedro93]

Haha I memorized the whole book and movie 😭😂this poem hits

[@CherrySwirlable]

I wish this hadn't been cut. This wash such a serious moment in the book.

[@PanteaMaths]

so his sister took a paper towel and tried a poem herself, she called it alone, because that's how she felt now, and that's what it was all about. And she never gave herself an A or got anyone else to read it, and so her poem was never hung up on the kitchen door. And she waited for her brother to come back to save her, but her brother never came back, and so she hung her poem with herself, near the bathroom door. sorry i like to continue things :)

[@bellesmith7949]

love it! my new favourite ending to this perfect poem

[@kaseynp]

^ hi here's me also being unbelievably late but i stumbled upon this video and found your comment and i really love it a lot, you're an incredible writer

[@almostHaley]

Eventually, years passed and nothing magnificent unveiled from these events. No park benches in their names or headlines graced the pages of any papers. The girl around the corner married some boy across the hall, And a man, now almost 30, said Father Tracy used to be more than quite fond of him, And everyone gets A's so that not one single child feels left behind. But somewhere on the anniversaries of his children's death, their father finally decides to read each one of their poems. He doesn't weep; He doesn't even speak them aloud; He just tucks himself into bed and kisses his wife goodnight. He reaches for a pen and the bible on his bedside table and starts to write a poem: He calls it "Me" because that's who it should've been, but he scratches that out and calls it "Them" because that's what it's always been about... That's who it should've always been about. (just inspired by you :) wanted to know what happened to everyone else)

[@archiefernandez7834]

smfh emo ass kids

[@jacobandrews2663]

bless your beautiful soul.

[@Kristina-rl7xz]

logan fucking lerman everybody. applause.

[@Mystic_Editz11]

👏👏👏👏

[@farithefairy]

When I read the poem in the book I had to stop for a view moments, because it touched me so much and I had to hold back tears. It really is a great poem

[@RENThead4evs]

This was never supposed to be in the movie in the first place. Chbosky asked Logan Lerman to read it for the cameras just to have the scene there. Also - this adaptation was perfect, in my opinion. The author wrote and directed the movie, so he knew what he wanted to be in it. Just because some plot lines had to be lost doesn't mean it was terrible. I absolutely loved it.

[@h193013]

If any of my books ever become movies I want to direct it

[@ashleyrose339]

i told everyone at school The Perks Of Being a Wallflower read it learn it love it breathe it

[@jaimefuntimegaming1516]

+Ashley Rose same

[@StaleDoritoCrumb]

I tell everyone about this book, but nobody cares about it, so I have to deal with being the only other person who I know in person who has read it.

[@iliveinclouds5500]

I am curently reading this book and i just love it soooo much. I am like omg i cant believe i get to know about this masterpiece. I love charlie. He is an angel. I just love this book.

[@faithjones1193]

this part of the book oh my. And when Bob says it's some kid's suicide note, and charlier says michael gave it to him. The feels.

[@lifeofgi_]

Logan Lerman is an amazing actor, and really brought the character Charlie to life. I can watch this movie over and over again...especially this scene because of the emotion involved. They definitely should have kept it

[@johnnyfeev]

The poem was actually written by a real 15 year old teenager who did commit suicide two years after writing it in 1968 , it's called 'To Santa and little sisters' The poem was published by Time Magazine in an article analyzing Teenage suicide in 1972.

[@abbiecrawford9324]

It was written by Dr Earl Reum.

[@oomkedk1]

johnny rodriguez the poem is called absolutely nothing. and it was not written by a boy who committed suicide

[@johnnyfeev]

Thank you. I stand corrected

[@TheGamedude101]

Meagan McKinney no, it was written by Dr Earl Reum

[@pebblesofwisdom]

Cutting this out was the main point through which the film fell down in my opinion, I think this perfectly sums up the themes and the atmosphere of the story and without it there is always just something lacking when you compare the book with the film. Admittedly still a pretty good film but seems a waste to me.

[@wwejackcena]

agreed

[@kaybee47]

I agree. They had to cut out several important scenes because leaving them all in made the movie rated R

[@humanperson8299]

Wait how do they give it an R rating?

[@phoenixthekilljoysinner3460]

if you have read the the book everthing thats happens is in a lot more detail. some was never in the movies but the some parts like this poem and candace story line where filmed but got tooken out of the final cut becuse if they would have left it all it would have to be rated R becuse of adult themes and such while i think they should have kept this in the movie i think the movie is still on of the best adtions i have ever seen and i like that its rated pg 13 becuse the people that need to see it can. i know from personal exprince this book and movie witch i read\watch when i was 13/14 realyy helped me when i read /watch it and if it would have been rated r im not sure if i would have been alound to see/read it

[@natthechristian6271]

Like the scene where Charlie watches someone being raped. That scene never made it into the movie. I wonder why?

[@sarahwalter7198]

While reading the book i guessed that Michael wrote the poem

[@dyliboi1]

i think charlie would know if michael wrote it because bob said that it was some kids suicide note, and charlie said michael never wrote a note

[@thebalancerseye5765]

@@dyliboi1 I believe the poem was definitely about Michael. Charlie mentioned that his best friend's dad drank a lot, that's why the last poem was written on the back of a brown paper bag. Also, Michael never wrote a note. That's why the last poem was titled "Absolutely Nothing".

[@sskyy3985]

This scene was so awkward, it was hard to watch. But watch on I did, to hear the poem of a young boy that grew up too fast and met his end.

[@haleyp123]

True, but keep in mind that Charlie is awkward and introverted, so he makes a lot of things awkward

[@samer.mghabghab]

I once tried what I likr to call progressive poetry for one of my wattpad books and it went like this: When she was seven She pointed at the night sky Asking mommy What the shinning dots were. Mommy smiled and said That they were bright stars Just like her little sweetheart. She went home that same night And watched through her window All the little shinning dots above With awe in her little eyes. When she was ten She pointed at the night sky Asking mommy Why the stars disappeared Every morning. Mommy smiled and said That the stars are always there Just like she was for her sweetheart. She went home that same night And watched through her window If the stars would always be there Or if they'd disappear again. When she was sixteen She looked up at the night sky Wishing mommy Was back from the hospital. Mommy had lung cancer But said she was feeling great Just like she wanted her Sweetheart to feel She went home that same night And watched through her window The stars blurred by her tears And wished for a healing. When she was nineteen She looked up at the night sky Missing mommy Who had left the hospital. Mommy never came back home And had lost a fight Just like her sweetheart had lost her. When she went home that night She slammed her window shut For her heart had shattered into A billion Stars that she could not wish upon.

[@lofiusoumatx]

It's good, I really like it :)

[@sdkj24jay41]

+Samer that's great what's ur wattpad i would like to read more

[@bradythomas234]

beautiful

[@frankieduan5311]

Cried like a baby who pretends to be a grown up

[@recoveringsoul755]

Beautiful poem, made me cry and miss my kids. I wonder if they ever think about me. I can't remember what they smell like, but I miss them every single moment of every single day

[@zmhsn5207]

they missed out so much in the movie that was in the book urgh ://

[@TheMrsTomilson]

this was in the movie

[@zmhsn5207]

no it wasn't, this is a deleted scene, and that's besides the point they still missed out a lot.

[@TheMrsTomilson]

***** I watched the movie and I saw this scene..

[@zmhsn5207]

I'm pretty sure this was a *deleted scene* from the movie, but maybe you watched the special addition movie.......idk

[@MrKJ444]

considering the author directed the movie i think it's pretty true to the book

[@michaelperry2018]

i kind of like that they didnt put this in. this movie is really powerful. i think it may have made quite a few people lapse on thier own depressions. having said that. im glad i heard this poem.

[@zeninspiredlegacy]

That's why they should have an uncut edition because it almost felt like this movie was tip toeing on the surface.

[@bryanayala43]

This scene shouldn't have been cut out in my opinion. But I guess they had a reason to if they did...

[@hopium7]

+Josh Landers I think I accidentally reported your comment, sorry.

[@lnorman2638]

+Bryan Ayala I think they wanted it to be pg13, hence cutting out the chain smoking and sex scenes and they had to cut this out because it might have moved the rating higher meaning less people could see it

[@samer.mghabghab]

I thinj it's because it somewhat encourages self harm and suicide which can be perceived in a wrong way in movies.

[@tavrine9729]

Charlie reminds me of Clay from 13 Reasons Why. And Clay reminds me of Charlie too. Similar social awkwardness, mental states, loneliness, losing the ones they loved in very similar ways etc. They even look similar. Idk maybe I'm overthinking this but what I know for sure is that I'm terribly sorry for both of them and I wanna hug them tightly forever. They deserve to be loved.

[@claire_317]

I was just thinking the exact same thing, similarities even in their voices

[@vartikasahani7820]

Me too!!!!

[@user-yz5hj3zg2x]

They're similar indeed, at least at the beginning. But as the series goes on, Clay becomes unbearable, while Charlie is so relatable...

[@tavrine9729]

@@user-yz5hj3zg2x i agree. clay the doomed cute guy my ass

[@janaleeuwesteijn6684]

This was my favourite part of the book

[@angelesvirgo95]

My favorite part of the book.

[@nessiecullen89]

They really should've kept this

[@nessiecullen89]

|-/ stay street

[@DefyingSkull]

Is this a twenty one pilot thread now |-/

[@emilymayer3125]

Tøp for life

[@caio-011]

|-/

[@rabbwit3744]

@@nessiecullen89 YEAH TØP

[@xtwi1ightx12]

This was probably my favorite part from the book. Sad that it didn't make it to the movie

[@NeniManahane]

Although I wish this particular scene didn't get cut, the film still amazes me with every moment that wasn't. Cheers to all you misfit toys! [:

[@pastafariandisciple]

I AM SO MAD THEY DIDNT PUT THIS IN THE MOVIE DAMMIT

[@MsAlissa23]

i remember being 14 and reading this book for the first time. it was the first time i read a poem that made me feel something (and i think where my love for it started) i wrote it down in pen inside a notebook and read it to myself often. it’s been so long since i’ve read/heard it, but hearing it again in this video gave me such a sense of happiness. when i was 14 and read it for the first time, i was in such a dark place. seeing it again now, i’ve overcome so much.

[@kawaiipandachick]

I've read and watched this scene so many times that I can quote it now yet it still brings me to tears every time.

[@rendiafriadi3260]

As a man currently struggling with the depression, this poem is really relatable

[@2011dancer4life]

I think I've watched this video 5 times and each time I can say the words along with it and each time I cry.

[@JerriPeterson]

This should NOT have been cut from the movie omg

[@xxLaBarbiexx05]

this poem is so deep. they shouldn't have cut it off, i would of been fine with a long film because this book was absolute beautiful & can relate to anyone.

[@freyaorange4622]

Its SO GOOD but its SO SADDDDS AGHHHYHGHAGAJH

[@GuruKami_]

One of the greatest poems i have ever read. I literally read it 12 times over when i reached this point of the book. This book and movie were amazing.

[@woodybalfour8213]

I always wish this movie was longer....

[@imaniprice8275]

Once on a yellow peice of paper with green lines he wrote a poem and he called it "chops" because that was the name of his dog and that's what it was all about and his teacher gave him an A and a gold star and his mother hung it on the kitchen door and read it to his aunts that was the year Father Tracy took all the kids to the zoo and he let them sing on the bus and his little sister was born with tiny toe nails and no hair and his mother and father kissed alot and the girl around the corner sent him a Valentine signed with a row of X's and he had to ask his father what the X's meant and his father always tucked him in bed at night and was always there to do it Once on a piece of white paper with blue lines he wrote a poem and he called it "Autumn" because that was the name of the season and that's what it was all about and his teacher gave him an A and asked him to write more clearly and his mother never hung it on the kitchen door because of its new paint and the kids told him that Father Tracy smoked cigars and left butts on the pews and sometime they would burn holes that was the year his sister got glasses with thick lenses and black frames and the girl around the corner laughed when he asked her to go see Santa Claus and the kids told him why his mother and father kissed a lot and his father never tucked him in bed at night and his father got mad when he cried for him to do it Once on a paper torn from his notebook he wrote a poem and he called it "Innocence: A Question" because that was the question about his girl and thats what it was all about and his professor gave him an A and a strange steady look and his mother never hung it on the kitchen door because he never showed her that was the year Father Tracy died and he forgot how the end of the Apostles's Creed went and he caught his sister making out on the back porch and his mother and father never kissed or even talked and the girl around the corner wore too much make up that made him cough when he kissed her but he kissed her anyway becuase it was the thing to do and at 3 am he tucked himself into bed his father snoring soundly that's why on the back of a brown paper bag he tried another poem and he called it "Absolutely Nothing" because that's what it was really all about and he gave himself an A and a slash on each damned wrist and he hung it on the bathroom door because this time he didnt think he could reach the kitchen

[@atable2505]

Imani Price Thank You

[@imaniprice8275]

K. C. No problem

[@fratzc8963]

its a suicide poem dam

[@dinosluvties]

I can see why they didnt put this in the movie but it was such a memorable part of the book

[@shashidas1703]

Simple yet beautiful.

[@florangelicacoyote1662]

This movie is perfect. Wish this part would have made it in to the movie. Need the book. Reading it would be much better.

[@larissa5934]

This scene was very important OMG it was necessary

[@zeninspiredlegacy]

What pisses me off about this movie is that I would've been fine with a longer film THE DIRECTOR decided to cut out a shotton of scenes and because of that THE FILM MADE NO SENSE. I was like wtf is happening. All these scenes he cut were originally there for a reason. The film has so much more meaning with all the little parts and pieces DAMN THAT'S LIKE THE PURPOSE OF THE FILM.

[@kaybee47]

They cut out a lot of scenes because it made the movie rated R

[@__________7797]

Ren McGee read the book

[@MrOoglebog]

I wish they would have an R rated version then.

[@aquila1292]

He says in directors commentary that he cut them for several reasons e.g pacing

[@anahitashojaei1453]

this poem was always one of the biggest things that stood out in the book for me and i was really upset when they left it out

[@euntaki9597]

I have always loved this poem. I had no idea it was in this movie until I found these deleted scenes clips. :)

[@rll203]

Thank you so much for all the deleted scenes. I really appreciate it because I wouldn't have gotten to see them otherwise probably. And yeah if you uploaded the commentary it would be really nice. Thanks!

[@beststep9464]

I really wish they didn't delete this scene :'( It was SO beautiful...

[@SpaceSecretMy]

Thank u so much for this deleted part!

[@erinenright598]

This is my all time favorite movie and all time favorite book. It is truly the best. :)

[@ryandantinne]

They cut out so much good stuff! Is there any way I can get an uncut version. Because this is seriously my favorite movie

[@Mr7Crash]

+ryandantinne The book, you can get the book! IT'S BETTER!

[@ryandantinne]

Ban Ki-moon I have the book I've read it twice XD

[@Mr7Crash]

ryandantinne The remaining option would be to try and dream about the whole thing? or make your own uncut version hahah That's the only way you'll be sure to get it perfectly like the way you want it hah

[@ryandantinne]

Ban Ki-moon ikr wish I had the editing stuff to do so lol but for now I guess I can just dream about it XD

[@mistermista2927]

I do have an earlier draft I finished a while ago. I'll send you that for now.

[@CammieBishop]

This was the best part of the book.

[@princessliliii]

i cry everytime i watch this and read the poem in the book

[@wildflowerly]

WHY WAS THIS NOT IN THE MOVIE OMG

[@xmisscassandrabx]

Why was this deleted so perfect...

[@macyn1132]

my aunt wrote this on her wall, which eventually became my room. i always read it, and it made me cry. but i never knew where it was from. i finally found it and it's even better than i remembered.

[@smileyme3460]

Once on the notepad of a computer she wrote a poem. She called it beauty, because she was alone and it was dark. and that was the question of the hour And the hour ticked by and the paper remained blank that year she went to the library at lunch because all the tables were full and the library was quite. The kids placed an x on her back and her eyes drooped like her posture. Once she tried again this time she called it beauty: A statement because she was told there was no middle ground. That year the library closed, and the tables were full So she stopped eating ans stood in the corner. And she placed an X on her own back then pulled her selves down. And that's why she tried one last time on her skin She called it absolutely nothing because that's what beauty really was and she dug her pencil in harder with each letter That was the year she put a gun to her head and didn't bother placing the X on her back because she believed her coffee would be just as quite as the library.

[@miguelbastidas3364]

+smileyme3460 And now I just sit in silence... sorry, I had to.

[@applechip6748]

I know it's late, but holy shit

[@TheVampfreak21]

This is so beautiful and twisted. I love it so much. I can't help but cry at the pain & emotions behind it

[@mjmjmjmjmjmj]

Literally so many great scenes were deleted form the movie including this one and I wish they had all been left in

[@09lealily]

I know the film might have been to long for this but they should have added it anyway because it speaks to people

[@stevenjimenezlopez8]

I wachted the movie, then read the book and then started looking for this scene, thanks for sharing the video.

[@fvnt0miix953]

Man this is so good! I really don't like poems and can't seem to understand nor appreciate them, but this poem is life, I can totally relate to it and I fully understand it. I guess I have a particular talent at understanding depressive or psychopathic stuff lol

[@ruthm1999]

My friends read this to me during study hall and I had to find this clip righty away because it sure was a powerful poem

[@toomanyfandoms9417]

this always gives me chills and makes me cry ugh

[@christelle-6875]

This movie can tear my heart and stitch it back together in one scene. The screenplay / the script of this movie is absolutely breathtaking.

[@lizz1419]

This is my all time favorite poem. And I love how it's not actually about someone killing them self

[@kyj8082]

everything about this is perfect. I think about this poem all the time

[@dlarri]

i cant believe they didnt include this in the movie, this is beautiful but so damn sad

[@Michele8340]

Couldnt believe they left this out! Makes it so much more interesting and to the point!

[@PawlaZayas]

You will never know how much i'm crying.

[@TessForeverAfter]

This poem is brilliant. Its beautiful and emotional and haunting and tells a story that is relatable. Its an amazing piece of writing.

[@camig4079]

This will always be my favourite poem. I didn't know it was from this movie when I first heard it, I remember seeing it on tumblr or something... and then I read this book and it made me cry when I saw the poem. This movie would've been ten times better if they'd put this scene in and Logan Lerman does such a good job portraying Charlie's emotions.

[@ManicBoii39]

Makes me cry every time. :(

[@rishanroy9f365]

I actually never got the meaning of the poem. It made me cry, ponder, shake but I never understood it

[@NerdyDinosuar]

I read this poem before I every read this book or movie. And its one of the best I've ever read. It hurts to read something so true that a lot of go through when we enter the stages of life.

[@mrubbykat]

I just love this poem

[@Knowledgesquad1]

I really wish that they had included this scene, when I read the book when I was 14 years old the poem really spoke to me and has stuck with me, I literally still have it saved to the notes section of my phone 6 years later.

[@A11ucard]

Same here

[@shiaseedsalad2726]

I didn't figure out until now that Charlie's late friend Michael wrote that poem as his suicide note or intended it as his suicide note and gave it to Charlie. And I've been reading the book since middle school.

[@Uliburgh22]

reindeer games This is an actual poem, his friend didn’t write it

[@lizzytolentino89]

I think this scene was cut because he already revealed Michael committed suicide in the movie, and if they added this scene in and took the other one out, it would not give Sam and Patrick a reason to toast to him making him feel like people noticed him and so on, changing the fate of where the story was going, having to get it back on track eventually. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love this scene. I literally have watched it over and over again continuously seven times right now. It was

[@mas6o0ol100]

OH THE TEARS,,, THE TEARS,,,, NO... ..... T_T

[@Schamelon]

why on earth is this a deleted scene? this was one of the best parts in the book..

[@JinyChannel]

wow, thank you... that was really beautiful

[@JerriPeterson]

This poem gets me every fucking time.

[@ClaudiaKate]

I cry everytime, it's the most beautiful poem

[@atheenarameshan545]

All I'll ever need is a pen and a paper. I'll either breathe through the pages or bleed through them...

[@alexmoments13]

When I read it in the book, I couldn't help myself but cry. This is such a lovely poem. It's sad but beautiful.

[@mrskidrauhler]

im bawling my eyes out

[@Bear9800]

ever since I read the book this poem became my favorite poem

[@charliealmar8862]

This was the best and one of the most important scenes in the book and I was so pissed when it was cut from the movie!!!!

[@hopemaya4351]

I could listen to his voice all day

[@MostHighDwelling]

sooo beautiful

[@Caitlingrrr69]

This is beautiful

[@ellasopinionx8497]

Beautiful x

[@mauraaldera9695]

why the fuck did they cut this scene? it's beauty!!!

[@2012daylight]

it was to sad... like no joke they where affreid it will influence people.

[@mauraaldera9695]

but it's still beauty T-T

[@DeanyreOfHufflepuff]

Maura Aldera I feel like it had more to do with the fact that it would've a really slow part of the movie. Some people don't have the proper attention spans, I suppose.

[@htetsiehta3335]

In the version of the movie i watched, the poem was in it. Did they just cut part of it?

[@MsFiliPinay]

Fucking cried. AGAIN. Each time I read the poem, it always fucking gets me. Especially the last line.

[@SaveFerrisBueller13]

I'm using this poem for my poetry slam in my AP Literature class. It'll be hard not to cry...