Rudy Francisco - A Series of Gentle Reminders

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[@SadieStewella]

“It’s hard being alive, but it looks good on you” hit me real hard. Beautiful poem ❤

[@mia-saraking5479]

"We're all just crashing into each other, and trying to fall in love with the collision." My God, that's beautiful

[@ButtonPoetry]

What a great quote!

[@raven4736]

"someone is happy you exist" 🙏

[@anne-mariesichinga1785]

Came here because it’s Rudy, duh.
Left with a message I’ve been struggling to accept. Thank you 💙

[@ButtonPoetry]

How could you not ???

[@danielgarzaromusic]

Same!

[@cmorrison5919]

Some people are chewing on their last spoonful of hope, and kindness feels like a full stomach ❤

[@AychNoir]

"someone is happy that you exist" is a sentence people nowadays need to constantly be aware of. Such deep poem 👏

[@rosiv9617]

"It's hard being alive, but it looks good on you"
And, once again, I'm tearing up

[@veggiet2009]

"time will agree to play freeze tag, but will follow none of the rules" 💙

[@FatimahDankey]

Rudy coming through with the gems as usual!
“Healing begins when you stop trying to run backwards on the escalator”
“It’s hard being alive but it looks good on you”
🙌🏿✨

[@danielgarzaromusic]

Rudy you are one of my favorites, your lines bring me near tears.

[@ButtonPoetry]

TY

[@kunbidia1470]

Rudy Is everything… everything and an inspiration

[@reabetswemafora8479]

I love you, Rudy❤

[@shelistens2sade]

Beautiful expressions. Thank you for gentle reminders of what life is about! Grateful.❤

[@TDcomedyparody]

This was the last thing i needed to fully let go and move on.. My God, i appreciate you, Rudy ❤

[@maki_7228]

this is such a comfort. thank you for your gentle reminders and now i begin 2024

[@zozodabozo]

Sometimes when I write poetry I think of it in his voice because I was exposed to him in middle school and still look up to Rudy as a poet and human being since then 👍🫶💗 wonderful poem my man

[@ButtonPoetry]

Amazing! Now I'm gonna try reading to myself in Rudy's voice =)

[@apoetproses3273]

This video is how I found out Rudy had a new book coming out. I saw the orange cover and I thought, "Oh man did Helium get a new edition?" And I Googled and Bam, "Excuse Me as I Kiss the Sky" came up. So excited!!

[@ButtonPoetry]

Thank you poet/sleuth! The new book is goooood!

[@shyamalganguly3598]

Happiness is the vagueness accepted giving the clarity what is needed by the people who know how to and we all without exception are in this intangible thread badly need! Until this happens for all we are unhappy with something as individual, a unit of a multitude, somehow or other have time aplenty to be unhappy and the length of time varies from person to person of hours of being dismayed maybe for no reason but they don't explain or know! ❤❤

[@winnieahabwe2753]

Rudy.⭐

[@ButtonPoetry]

Francisco =)

[@Dani-cu7ip]

Rudy, thanks for giving us a little more hope this today. Your work has inspired me in so many ways and different areas of my life. ❤❤❤

[@ButtonPoetry]

Glad to hear it!

[@strangeinfreerange]

Wow! Another masterpiece. You inspire me with your God given gift. Your poems give me a space to feel understood and seen. So thank you for existing.❤Rudy Francisco. Love from Zambia 🇿🇲

[@ButtonPoetry]

Wow, thank you

[@lil1671]

Oh my god, This is such a masterpiece!❤❤❤

[@ButtonPoetry]

What a line!

[@deonthompson6328]

Love this!

[@ButtonPoetry]

Thank you Deon!

[@cori_mich]

Beautiful ❤

[@notmyname8764]

“a closed fist can punch through a wall but you can’t fix the hole until you open your hands” LOVE THIS
but what if you don’t care enough about the wall to want it fixed?

[@shrimpdance4761]

Fix the wall for you, so you don't have to look at the hole every day.

[@ButtonPoetry]

Right on Shrimpdance =)

[@notmyname8764]

he never disappoints. beautiful poem like always

[@fomorekontent83]

❤❤❤love Rudy and can't wait to get his new book

[@segunfolagbade2649]

You should listen to this on your birthday.

[@Jiff0rd]

Saw this in high school for Creative writing, just a lovely poem😭❤

[@PoetryByAvisPope]

Thank you; I truly enjoyed this 😇

[@ButtonPoetry]

So glad!

[@abisnail.]

"It's hard being alive/ but it looks good on you."

[@RonaldLeeBunch]

Wow! Awesome!!

[@ButtonPoetry]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@user-ic3bq4kj4l]

Very impressive.

[@asomanipromise721]

Beautiful

[@ButtonPoetry]

Thank you

[@riza9054]

❤❤❤

[@Zotw1of1]

They had Plato we have Rudy Francisco.

[@ButtonPoetry]

WOW! WOOOOW =)

[@fatimaintekhab7357]

❤

[@user-ch9gm3mj1j]

1st lol and he's a great friend of mine

[@allisonhubbard3007]

Craig, where the hell you been!!!???

[@izzybiliti]

0:57 ❤️‍🩹

[@ayushi9849]

Heard the first line and straight off deleted the number😭

[@riza9054]

❤❤❤