Tucker Bryant - Facts About Myself

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Tucker Bryant, performing at NPS 2015 in Oakland, CA.
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[@alliblackman5020]

I just wanted to listen to a dam poem, not fall in love. uuuuuuurgh...

[@ILoveFlowers45]

That's always been my problem 😫😫😫

[@amiradd7007]

😂😂 I was thinking the same thing

[@werrewolvesrock]

I feel you

[@kailsk1090]

+Allison B (Alli-Bee) RIGHT! ugggh

[@MsChenel]

my thoughts exactly, it's the women's nature i guess?

[@superhotninjacat]

"I believe there is nothing more autobiographical than a scar, so every time I see the barcode I carved into my skin I read a story of a battle I win every day"

[@ilyjesus07]

'maybe heaven is not something we need to die to get to'

[@destinyheath6583]

Mikka Ella I think this every time I see my son. ❤️

[@tomrussell7372]

Destiny Heath i agree with that statement the only difference is me watching my 4 kids grow

[@trevanwillowbuffiii9624]

Mikka Ella heaven is a metaphor for an unrealistic ambition to never feel pain and always rest in absolute security.

[@yello.universe4164]

Destiny Heath Aww💕💕

[@cpoterry]

"...A heart the size of a fist that didn't learn to love itself till it gave itself a beating..." Never in this life have I heard a work of writing so perfectly reflecting a connection to the life I've lived and the story I hope one day tell. This is divine, outstanding work!!

[@raenaraebel2801]

Am I the only one who's really curious of his middle name?

[@TheEmilyFravel]

Nope.

[@PeachPlastic]

I even true to Google it (nothing came up (lol))

[@supmynameisunknown]

he’s hiding it cause his mom told him to

[@adanma5499]

legend goes no one knows

[@amaliaboura8482]

From the moment i saw him i thought he was attractive but as he continued talking he became more and more attractive!!! :) beautilul soul

[@amoymyers2366]

you should listen to his other poems!!

[@pauldavies3056]

+Amalia Boura I found his self righteous act a complete facade which got more nauseating as he continued.

[@pauldavies3056]

+Amalia Boura I found his self righteous act a complete facade which got more nauseating as he continued.

[@amaliaboura8482]

oh well!!

[@riddhir.s.1493]

some facts about myself I'm 21 years old I'm right-handed I hate my middle name I don't eat goats cheese I still don't have a driver's license and for as long as I can remember I've been really into good ramen and bad puns I believe there are only two kinds of people in the world those who admit they've ever peed in the shower and Liars I'm not religious my faith in God died when my godmother did but a few months ago I saw my nephew's face for the first time and now I can't help but think that maybe heaven is not something we need to die to get to I go to an elite college which means I know the most profitable way to ship food from factory to supermarket but I don't know the middle names of any of the women who cook my lunch every day I'm the son of a man who never misses a home-cooked meal or skips his dishwashing duties the son of a woman told me that my name is an earthquake and waiting she said holds it in your mouth like the most dangerous secret this world is yet to know I'm only five foot eight on a really good day but being built like a short story is a lesson in finding other ways to be the tallest tale in the room I don't know what it means to be a man and for a while I thought the weight room could tell me but I four stories of men with shotgun barrels for arms who use their bodies as weapons I've seen them shoot their mouths off and leave bullet holes and women's spirits my sisters say that they raised me to be a good guy but have a set of knuckles swollen with the memory of teeth and blood and I'm still learning to unlearn my own violence reminded every day that a righteous heart inside a male body is just a gun with a safety left on and I know boys we're still searching for the manhood inside bottles bank accounts and between nameless hips boys who remote-control their partners because they're not strong enough to let things go I know that men carry an addiction to property in our blood now when I was a kid I shopped lifted things I didn't need or want just to feel like there was something in this world that I could own I don't know most beautiful thing about love is that it cannot be owned some days I'm still the 13 year old stomach origami folds on itself every time Laura Stevenson walks past his lunch table and I don't watch much TV these days but I'm still a Nickelodeon kid at heart so if you asked me who loves orange soda I will tell you I've broken more of my own bones and promises in my life and I'm still not sure but it's been more painful to heal I have a heart the same size of the fist I didn't find self-love until I gave myself a beating but I was the tree that fell in a forest when no one else was looking and dared to make a sound I'm the meal that this thing called depression has spent seven years trying to devour from the inside out I'm living proof that that motherfucker bit off more than he could chew I believe there's nothing more autobiographical than a scar so every time see there remains the barcodes I've carved into my skin I read a story of a battle I win every day I used to wake up breathless when anxiety was deadly but now I'm so sick I've got the prescience scared to catch me I'm both black and boy which means that I'm the knife that threatens to slit the neck of silence and make everything bleed song I am song I know that nothing can die that cannot be resurrected by music and that the dance floor is the safest place to be during the apocalypse I know all of this I'm still figuring out how to hold on to this helium balloon called happiness they've got charisma down to a science but most days I still have less confidence than English weather but I'm learning everyday what it means to be human without being whole every night the sky opens its mouth and swallows the Sun in a single gulp just to make room for the moon it what a wonderful way to live life to be so full of so much light but always hungry for more you

[@TsukikoLuna26]

thank you!

[@riyaswaroop2872]

Thank you :')

[@amyc8908]

He must be inspired by Rudy Francisco (reminds me so much of his 'Honest Poem')

[@dominique4432]

lol I stopped 15 seconds in looking for a comment like this

[@tata7220]

+Dominique Sweeney likewise lol

[@idksomethingnifty111]

true, like some of the lines are exactly the same...

[@idksomethingnifty111]

maybe they had a collaboration of some sort? and even if this was posted before, maybe they didn't perform according to the dates these were posted

[@idksomethingnifty111]

Adam Shaw Ah, that makes sense, and i completely agree with wanting to be optimistic and giving every option a chance. I understand that i may have come off in an accusing manor, so i apologize about the misunderstanding there.

[@mrstayup36s]

Wow every time I watch one of these poem videos, I think to myself "why even watch another one, none are going to be as good as the last one" and every time I'm wrong. This was simply life changing

[@totalweirdo8538]

Joe Cool And yet, even when you go back to the first, the cycle continues.

[@paulinazelikowicz9122]

I didn't know what part to quote because every line was FUCKING PERFECT.

[@ashleymcguire2995]

"a righteous heart inside a male body is just a gun with the safety left on" DEEP.

[@rochellelilieth3206]

god, I love this guy, and it goes far beyond physical attractiveness - it's something with the way he speaks

[@MissRachealRainbow]

"I'm so sick I got depression scared to catch me" was a great line. This poem was amazing

[@xpuffinn9747]

Hot guys + Good Poems. Today was a great day.

[@harmonydevaney9630]

same

[@dejarayvon1604]

Hot guys who write are always the worse ones. They’re emotionally unavailable and they’ll break your heart.

[@vote4padro521]

I agree😊

[@cordat2767]

xPuffinn 😂😂😂😂

[@sarahelizabeth675]

Where can I sign up to marry this man

[@mthefangirl4956]

Sarah Elizabeth where can I sign up to even just be in his vicinity

[@aoifebyrne3845]

"I didn't find self love until I gave myself a beating" wowwww

[@Twixx]

i'm 5'6 so that "Being built like a short story is a lesson in finding other ways to be the tallest tale in the room" hit home!!

[@vanessalynn4887]

Right! That one hit home for me!

[@andrewsokulski8922]

"Be full of so much light, yet still be hungry for more." Great job bro~

[@meshlinks4146]

He totally listens to Rudy Francisco

[@TStizzle19]

But don't we all?

[@maddyblake1052]

have you ever had a friendship crush on someone? like you want a hard core platonic friendship with someone? I have a friendship crush on this man.

[@starboypluto]

Honestly

[@madieferosi]

my friend calls those “squishes” lmao

[@tonyatemple4657]

You've given me some hope in overcoming depression, from now on I'm just going to think about being the sky...so full of light but still hungry for more. thank you for this

[@scarlettrey123]

I came back because it was a year ago this poem was uploaded and I'm still not disappointed

[@ekeomaezeh381]

"Now I am so sick, I make depression scared to catch me." *snaps*

[@lilzy89]

"What a wonderful way to live life, to be so full of so much light but always hungry for more".

[@Venomarrah]

I didn't know it was so easy to fall in love with someone.

[@sarahcarter7002]

This seems heavily influenced by Rudy Francisco’s poems from his most recent book Helium and I’m all about it 🤗

[@moushmakosa9111]

I like him, I like this poem. Wow he reminds me of Rudy Fransisco

[@faithkariuki4015]

"Maybe heaven is not something we need to die to get to." *shudders*

[@whitneyfitzgerald4212]

*Groans* SO good. I want to hear everything you've written.

[@gsanjana7]

I loved the fact that he didn't make it too dramatic! Superb! I paid attention to what he said instead of his body language.

[@omurray4231]

“That motherfucker bit off more than he could chew”

[@smartcanbepretty]

That was absolutely beautiful and emotional and perfect

[@harmonydevaney9630]

I have no words but perfect.

[@nicolettethebaguette1576]

2:42 (I was the tree who fell in the forest when nobody else was looking, and dared to make a sound) Nobody: Litterally Nobody: Me: "WHEN YOU'RE FALLING IN A FOREST AND THERE'S NOBODY AROUND, DO YOU EVER REALLY CRASH OR EVEN MAKE A SOUND?"

[@franzi482]

This is so peaceful

[@najhajones]

now i feel better about not having my license lol.

[@kait958]

he is my favorite. I can't get enough of him. beautiful.

[@Itsjustafloralwreathe]

I loved when he twisted the old," If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it does it make a sound?" Saying❤️

[@LearnTwiwithEfiaBAE]

"what a wonderful way to live life to be so full of so much light but always hungry for more you"

[@Itsjustafloralwreathe]

I loved when he twisted the old," If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it does it make a sound?" Saying❤️

[@asseater0077]

I don't know what I'm more in love with him or the poem

[@Sad-iced-coffee]

Marina

[@emmerzianthimendemutenya2606]

thats my son

[@songbird2124]

Funny but still emotional :)

[@YungJay0]

I just unliked this video 5yrs later just to like it again. Still brings me to tears ❤

[@larrythelatypus]

"..in between nameless hips.." I loved this part of the poem

[@ausman6238]

How could anyone with a soul dislike this poem?

[@amyle1408]

His poems never fall short. Ever. Amazing. Again, I hear a little Rudy Francisco in this.

[@autumnnelson1809]

This so fucking amazing , and he's so hot ..

[@jennawhite0838]

he is beautiful and a beautiful person and soul and amazing

[@sarapaolella9694]

It was beautiful. Every single word was so perfect and his voice is so soothing, I really loved this poem

[@Jacky18beauty]

amazing, poetry is the power of words, words that make sense and make you think deeply, words that describe emotions, emotions that can't be seen only felt and what's more delightful than trying to imaging a feeling. Creativeness, poetry, art!

[@HelloMyNamelsBanana]

Oh my god Why is he so handsome

[@vchongg]

Absolutely speechless. His choice of words and delivery was immaculate 💕

[@bridgethayes1711]

I've heard so many poems in my life but this, is by far the best. It touches you where you thought you could always protect. The place you thought nobody new you kept hidden, but we all have that place and you didn't just scrape the surfus. You dug to the very bottom. Congratulations. I hope this piece resonates with people in a similar way it did with me

[@riverhearts]

this is one of those poems where I have to lie down after listening because of how intense the feelings I felt were

[@sofiatouil1823]

am i the only one who sees rudy francisco in him

[@senmejune7383]

was that a keenan and kel reference I heard? ahaha, one of my favorite poets great job :-)

[@kyleb7488]

can I get you ladies a glass of water?

[@JakkieArruda00]

this gave me chills damn

[@MeggyPeggy9779]

wow I am blown away this poem and his presentation of it is so beautiful!

[@candashiamcdonald9214]

This kinda sounds like Rudy’s poem

[@leesya9802]

I could fall for someone like this

[@xkenmasswitchx]

you are a beautiful human. and I long to hear more from you 💖

[@yasirzainuddin]

Love the piece! I know I'm missing the point of the video but his left ear is really small isn't it?

[@anaisabeI]

he somehow managed to put into words everything I feel, amazing!

[@Amiller816]

So does anyone else see that so much of this is straight from lines of Rudy Fransisco's Honest Poem??

[@jacintaarora7594]

it's pretty much the same

[@Thatguy3339]

It does seem to be an imitation of the style, not necessarily a bad thing, though it it could also be a coincidence I suppose.

[@tata7220]

Even the rhetoric and delivery is Rudy Francisco in essence....

[@gillefrilles48]

This was published earlier though

[@amyjohnston8261]

Rudys Honest Poems first performance was 5 years ago!

[@redlohnylniuq]

he reminds me of nursey

[@kyramckenzie7556]

The most beautiful thing about love is that it cannot be owned

[@TyMcKinnie]

This was amazing! Really connected to it.

[@pouriruru6629]

So. Many. Emotions. Gaaaaahhh!!! I'm crying

[@rebeccap7546]

"a righteous heart inside a male body is jus a gun with the safety left on"

[@1995dominican]

Can I marry him 😍😍😍

[@flyx6072]

I think I am in love with this beautiful creature

[@Drew_HBK]

Why am I just hearing this now

[@TreyDubya]

Finished the video and let out a "WOW!" Way to go, Tucker.

[@skinwalker5764]

Dude did anyone notice...*goats cheese, good ramen and bad puns*.....Is this Undertale?

[@bebbo]

WHO LOVES ORANGE SODA!?

[@chingchingchingching2064]

Serena. Kel

[@juwaria4262]

I think I'm in love 😫💓

[@zachjanus7977]

I needed to hear this. Thankyou.

[@eripagan7636]

breath taking! gave me chills beginning to end

[@KimKla]

I love this so much I can't put it to words...

[@Scars.Into.Stars.thefirethekey]

I DOOOOOOOO. 💯💯💯💯💯🦈🌊🥀🌹🌻

[@cjones9773]

Everyone dies. So if your faith is based on that....well it’s not much to say.

[@funnyjuiceeffects]

looooove this and his delivery

[@vanahlovesu]

my heart races everytime i hear his voice

[@harmonydevaney9630]

same!!

[@isianacarrcoleman]

KEL LOVES ORANGE SODA!!!!! YASSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!

[@clairecatchesflights]

This was so amazing I'm replaying it right now haha

[@anthonyvaldez5554]

Every night we take step after step to breathe with the chest of champions. And here we are. Haven't we gone so far, going far and further, forevermore find me w/ forgiveness. Polish my dues from right to wrong. Tonight will move forward, this is not a joke,forever at a drop of a hat, nevertheless I won't surrender to a poke. Remember to remind your bloke 24 hours cash me scheming w/ them super powers. 🍉🍉💨💨🌪🌪

[@livbrooks4194]

Such intellect and power. Much love ❤️

[@alexandrialevinson8072]

The unexpected crescendo, though!!! 😍

[@Kainenmoore2014]

I relate to him so much

[@ellief4277]

Mentioning about the little things such as how you don't know the middle names of the women who cook your lunch... That's the small thinking that is so much bigger than one can ever portray in poetry or words so that others, on different thought levels, will ever comprehend them. Beautiful...

[@johnkeithrobinson7399]

i enjoyed your poetry

[@winnieahabwe2753]

How he understands manhood like Rudy does🥺but does Rudy know there is someone so like him because this is beautiful ☺️he is literally his younger brother

[@wowemily7110]

I love this poem! watched it so many times!

[@HorseRidinBbe11]

being built like a short story is a lesson in being the tallest tale in the room wow. love it

[@dazela8534]

that tree that fell when without anybody watching but dared to make a sound

[@YourFriendRae]

I'm in love

[@amymae5744]

I have been looking for this poem for two weeks now... I heard it once before and thought of just how beautiful the line about “maybe heaven is not a place we need to die to get to” was... my niece is now four months old and by that same date I was five months relapse free. I know there’s nothing like a mother’s love for a child but there is a unique bond between aunts/uncles and their nieces/nephews. I personally haven’t experienced anything better. And so now I’m trying to BE better- for her. 💕

[@jonathanbullock5788]

I’ve never had the words this beautiful soul speaks, I do have the swollen and scarred body and all the tears! Thank you for this!

[@dishakishanjoshi]

This is amazingggg.