The Break Up Poem (at The National Poetry Slam in Oakland CA)

[@ChicaRawwr]

"You should never let a fool kiss you. And never let a kiss fool you." OMG❤👌

[@jimmiekimwright2918]

True

[@pughyflyhalf]

Ladies and gentlemen: My favourite spoken word artist, Rage Almighty. "Peace with you was worth the war and I've given you pieces of me that I've never given myself." "Irony: I'm just now realising that I'm going to be in love with you for the rest of my life. Tragedy: You're not going to be around to know it." Take a fucking bow lad. Once again killing it with rawness unmatched.

[@jimmiekimwright2918]

Please step away

[@tanathiacamacho2908]

"Peace with you was worth the war and I've given you pieces of me I've never given myself" ~ this really fudged me up man💔

[@sxyteesa0890]

Tanathia Camacho I wanna use this is my book I'm going to quote him

[@sararivz668]

Tanathia Camacho so good 😭

[@jimmiekimwright2918]

No comment

[@GregKeane]

that is the sickest line - I'm going to be in love with you for the rest of my life, tragedy you're not going to be around to know it.

[@lifewithsosa9744]

This is one of those poems that leaves you in silence wanting to hear more

[@e.jmanuel9741]

The last line brought me to tears.

[@elizabethflickinger4369]

2024 and I still come back to listen.

[@HvneBvnn]

I come back to this poem, every time I feel down about my relationship, or feel like its coming to an end.

[@Mwatsama]

Relating….

[@geono4349]

Dude, your words more than beatiful, they're real. It looks like you don't even say them, they flow through you. Thank you for sharing your awesome talent with the world. Thank you.

[@funlovinangelxo]

“So let’s walk away before we end up haunting each other for the rest of our lives”

[@dikchyapathak8208]

This one is overwhelming... Each time i listen to this one, its gets even more beautiful.. I never get enough of this one ❤❤❤❤

[@Coxmaul]

I'm only seeing this now, in 2021. And this speaks volumes. That closing line was amazing

[@honeymoney23]

maybe if we broke down we wouldn't be breaking up...goddamn! that killed me 😕

[@mikab9784]

I don't know why this came up in my recommendations at this time, but Rage was a such a beautiful soul, it hurts to know I'll never get to see him perform again. Rest in power King! 🥰

[@refentsemokobe2105]

"the most successful liars are the most honest people " Rage Almighty ❤

[@kkatastrofbarn]

Honestly one of the absolutely most beautiful, yet heartbreaking, poems that I have ever heard. Wonderful.

[@idapetersen827]

listened to this poem like 50 times now, this is probably my favorite poem ever

[@Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa669]

"Tragedy: peace with you was worth the war" Rest in peace my friend. Devastation is an understatement. You will be missed. Our community lost our voice. The world lost its rage.

[@thinheir]

Rest in peace Adam, I love you.

[@funlovinangelxo]

“In order to rebuild you must first destroy” “so maybe if we broke down we wouldn’t be breaking up”

[@aquariuspoet]

I come to this poem often. I hope he knows it speaks to us.

[@SoweluSoundz]

oh wow! I'm 42 years old and I just heard 3 quotes that have never heard before and have just become my favorites: "You should never let a fool kiss you and never let a kiss fool you" "The most successful liars are the most honest people you will ever meet" "We are only honest with each other when it comes to dishonesty" DAAAAAANNNG!! You just blew my mind. Thank you!

[@jimmiekimwright2918]

Oh my God

[@sakhumziqayiyana8453]

7

[@rebekahmann4654]

It's July 6, 2022 and I'm hearing this for the 2nd time and the 1 st time today. I saw the year it was posted and I needed to hear more. I looked up your social media and how amazing, that even after your physical being has long moved on, your legacy continues to move lives.

[@Iridescence091]

Downright chill-inducing. Great performance man, you just gained another fan.

[@hunderwood11]

When Poetry makes you shake and cry like a child you know it comes from your heart. You're not alone in Your pain brother. We feel your pain as God feels your pain his Love is greater than any earthly Love and he will you get you through any pain you feel.

[@adriangonzales7555]

this was honestly so amazing

[@nat7579]

The one dislike is the person he went through a break up with

[@saraspivey1129]

Natalie Ervin HAHAHA! Yasss! 🙌🏽

[@adriangonzales720]

2021 and this poem still hurts

[@prettyhurtz]

ONE OF MY FAVORITE POEMS BY YOU. I LOVE YOU RAGE ❤️❤️!!! REST IN POWER!!!!

[@torment5542]

"Tragedy, there is no tomorrow Irony, we knew this yesterday" 💔🙏🏻😔

[@adriangonzales720]

someone needs to take time to type out this whole poem

[@thaakirc7]

2018, and still... STILL... WOW.

[@newpersona3123]

Keep it up my dude, your work won't go unseen. Contributing to the New Persona.

[@taniialtamiranda5676]

I had to quote you this is so good. I love it.

[@mariefolie4427]

This was everything I needed to hear.

[@kristineorcullo1452]

hands down one of the best slams 👏👏 I think this is my new favourite 😊

[@SebastianGarcia-Anymal]

Still gets me choked up

[@callmeclaire8188]

Rage, you are amazing. You don't speak words, you speak with raw emotion. I am a huge fan!

[@CeciliaBamusi]

This is my favorite poem in the world

[@destinytorres3712]

I just subscribed to your channel just because of this poem. In all honesty, it hit at the core.🤯😔

[@ThJKR-kx7lj]

he came to my school and he's poetry was so good and cool he is a cool person.

[@xenarai8823]

luckey u

[@saraspivey1129]

LUCKY DUCK! Awesome!

[@joedicello7001]

Wow what an amazing poem. I can't begin to fully express what it means to me

[@YvetteSummer]

More people need to know who you are. Amazing dude. Amazing!

[@jancelada2426]

Oh MY GOD!!!!!!! This touched my heart man

[@audacitytheconduit7285]

Man. Still can't believe you're gone😔

[@Edgyj3ss]

This is so beautiful, the ending whew. ❤️‍🩹

[@honeybrown7953]

Incredibly talented!!! It's like he read a page from the story of my life. I kind of felt like my privacy was just violated. Loved the energy too.

[@thaakirc7]

2017,and still, Wow.

[@TheBest2EverDoiit]

❤❤wrote my first poem today

[@maximumvolt6234]

I come watch this on my toughest days

[@LolitaLaure]

Beautiful!

[@samanthavillella2711]

“Irony the most successful liars are the most honest people” wow that hit

[@thaakirc7]

2021, and still. WOAH.

[@adriangonzales720]

an all time favorite

[@Maivyeeb-y7x]

This is beautiful !

[@savspeaks2327]

This made me cry

[@alyssapaek]

This is beautiful

[@08jeep79]

Beautiful well spoken words

[@WeAreSC361]

Wow. Just, wow

[@sararose7768]

my boyfriend said he wanted a break as if a break isn't the final goodbye

[@neerabhardwaj3250]

This is the best thing I’ve heard

[@joeyg448]

I want to leave a comment that will accurately convey how I stepped into that poem and felt it scrape at my scars but I will just a leave a comment, for now, that says: Ouch.

[@johnkeithrobinson7399]

my brother keep up the good work

[@Kbswag07]

God can turn a tragedy into a masterpiece.

[@charlottem.j8752]

Amazing

[@okiemuteidjerhe]

somebody please write the lyrics

[@biggboiheng2404]

😔🙏🏽thank you

[@angeluzsbrooks8439]

Wtf this was just my entire soul

[@MrTeeBW]

Im lost for words🤐🤐🤐🤐

[@imdeadyy9518]

Honestly amazing 🙏🏽

[@superpopgirls2alexism577]

That was so touching. Love hurts 😱😍❤️️

[@calebspringer6305]

Love doesn’t hurt. The absence of love does.

[@emmabrown9932]

😢perfect

[@mizzle5686]

So good g carry on feel ur pain✊🏾❤️💯

[@plieswifey24]

Omg sit down and brace for impact❤️❤️‼️

[@trillwavesbeats]

Gonna use this for a beat intro, great stuff.

[@saraspivey1129]

OMG. Bawling. THIS. ❤️❤️

[@bluebird5856]

i'll miss you forever

[@ShubhamSauravYT]

The best break up poem

[@kaymilan3928]

Wowwww.......

[@Haterzarefans]

Im blown awwwaaaaaaay!

[@maryapuhin4792]

too good.

[@nadyayarista8933]

I love poem so much. Please someone teach me more about it😊&lets be friends

[@bettyemachetetmi5005]

write to me. write WITH me. today was my birthday. I couldn't think of anything I would love more than to start writing again besides this book about.people ..it's more of a sociology astrology textbook. I just ended a relationship with my partner of 7 years. I have lyrics and poems tangled in my throat and I have to get a place for me to sort them out. I would love to share a writing group/experience etc with a person or two. I'm rusty. but I published once. I don't want to be in anything too formal and if you're not too trained in a method, you're probably open minded and that would be great too. I have seen a lot of women who think that they have found their voice at 23. my own was very much MY voice at 12. but it was a very different kind of voice that I wrote with at 20. I'm not sure I'm used to the MY voice of 43 yet. we're not static beings. we are so much water. we shift shape. comment on one of my videos...... or something. I'm trying to get an actual channel together in addition to this one. eventually, too.😏

[@jade-rj4my]

This was so good

[@MundoDeFrankGarcia]

💙💙💙💙

[@jas_lianne]

Breakup Poem - Rage Almighty There was a dim streetlight That shivered in a naked parking lot Under the honesty of midnight and the deception of storm clouds Two drunken tongues argued ourselves sober As irony - made the air so thin And tragedy - made breathing so bitter We came to the ironic and tragic conclusion That being in love Is not a good reason for two people to stay together Irony: we had sex in this parking lot like a bunch of times right When a mattress was too fragile for our inhibitions Why love so hard on something so soft; we’re exhibitionists because some things are better received in public places Tragedy: so here we are Irony: we speak to each other so aggressively But communicate like pallbearers Tragedy: we laugh like opening caskets and smile like slit throats Irony: we’re horror story lovers afraid of a happy ending Irony: every argument then, is like the apocalypse now Tragedy: there is no tomorrow Irony: we knew this yesterday Tragedy: your heart beats Antigone - and I can’t be your Sophocles If I could rewrite this I would but I can’t so we’re here In this concrete cemetery approaching the afterlife of our relationship In every scary movie I’ve ever seen - tortured spirits don’t cross over So let’s walk away before we end up haunting each other for the rest of our lives Let’s stop being the Walking Dead and confirm that we’re the X-Files Mouths - numb from yelling Fingers - cramped from pointing Uncomfortable silence... is the sound of a glass house breaking And it ended with a kiss A reluctant smile and a mutual understanding that this has been torn apart and put together so many times The lines don’t match Our eyes don’t match Don’t sink We’ve sunk - to the lowest level of resentment with truthful lips Irony: you should never let a fool kiss you, And never let a kiss fool you Tragedy: I’ll probably be kissing women with thirty pieces of silver beneath my tongue when I leave you Irony: the most successful liars are the most honest people you’ll ever meet Tragedy: the most successful liars are the most honest people you’ll ever meet Irony: we’re only honest with each other when it comes to dishonesty Tragedy: peace with you was worth the war And I’ve given you pieces of me that I’ve never given myself They say - in order to rebuild, you must first destroy So maybe if we broke down We wouldn’t be breaking up Under the shivering streetlight In this naked parking lot Irony: I’m just now realizing that I’m going to be in love with you for the rest of my life Tragedy: you’re not gonna be around to know it

[@thiernodiallo2980]

amazing poet!

[@ivettfranqui5010]

Deep😧❤💯

[@vuyonxumalo8952]

Damn!

[@heiressco.1095]

WOOOOOW

[@nicholasmartello4110]

*PHEW that last line though*

[@safayetsultan6240]

lyrics?

[@TrizxoSkater]

this shit....hurted.

[@lauryn8766]

Holy shit

[@sunineshaa8328]

oh wowww

[@keabetsweroma7818]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@DaBearGSWA]

Wow Bro

[@joeyhanghal7902]

Wow

[@chrissy3609]

True

[@chrissy3609]

I liked this one poem

[@Aplustradomus]

OMG...

[@soliloquylove2115]

Yikes!

[@scotthafh8370]

Hey guys and gals, I had to write a poem for class and had to share it so here it is: “America” America Ah such a inspiring word to some But straight evil to others For that I can’t see why America Home of the brave and land of the free So mesmerising, so motivating Yet our own citizens trample on the flag that stands high and proud for all to see America Yes it is their right to hate their very own country Yes it is their right to spit in our own soldiers face But isn't that why America is one of the greatest nations in the world America Where people are able to break free of the government chains Speak out for what they believe is right Able to disrespect in hopes of reaching their own personal goal America This vast country of ours has been through good and bad But it has prospered on And that is why America will forever stand