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Komentáře • 253

  • @bubbybunny2655
    @bubbybunny2655 Před 7 lety +604

    "The statement pretty hurts is an overstatement, because being ugly kills." Blew me out of the water..

  • @PotterNguyen1
    @PotterNguyen1 Před 7 lety +621

    "None of us discuss how tough it is or how much of a struggle it is to wake up and have blind dates with a mirror that wishes it could see other people"
    This line means everything to me.

  • @totalweirdo8538
    @totalweirdo8538 Před 8 lety +516

    This is gorgeous and so powerful. It's kind of ironic though, because the poet himself is really attractive.

    • @tringaav
      @tringaav Před 7 lety +50

      He's effortlessly attractive.

    • @XX-tq1oe
      @XX-tq1oe Před 7 lety +9

      TotalWeirdo beauty is in the eye of beholder. i think hes bbut ass ugly

    • @abbyj5052
      @abbyj5052 Před 6 lety

      nah he not attractive

    • @ransom8518
      @ransom8518 Před 6 lety +3

      You really need to look up the definition of attractive. Attractive is appealing to more than JUST THE EYES so just don't. Had you said not attractive or unattractive it would have been different.

    • @abbyj5052
      @abbyj5052 Před 6 lety

      yuki pew you talking to me??

  • @TheWiifey
    @TheWiifey Před 8 lety +305

    Yass Gawd" If self-doubt was a religion it would be the only thing we believed in"

    • @LionHeartfelt
      @LionHeartfelt Před 8 lety +2

      LOL thank you :)

    • @TheWiifey
      @TheWiifey Před 8 lety +4

      +LionHeartfelt
      No thank you.. don't think you know how much I needed to hear this.. I see you King👑. Hope your life is filled with many blessings:)

  • @bymason1
    @bymason1 Před 7 lety +3

    Ugly does kill because no matter how much we want to get back, we have an image of ourselves that brings us back down.

  • @kailabrepeace
    @kailabrepeace Před 7 lety +65

    "None of us discuss how tough it is or how much of a struggle it is to wake up and have blind dates with a mirror that wishes it could other people."

  • @skyyg.2498
    @skyyg.2498 Před 8 lety +228

    His accent 😍 His poem was so meaningful 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

    • @LionHeartfelt
      @LionHeartfelt Před 7 lety +12

      Thank you :) means the world! Hope you like my book this year ;)

    • @koloku4768
      @koloku4768 Před 7 lety +2

      LionHeartfelt I am a fan, but this poem makes me a follower. identified myself, thank Q

  • @TanishaJonesthelovelymissjones

    I get what he is saying.. The world can be so shallow and sometimes people are so insensitive and don't even know it. Great poem!

  • @MsPulsey
    @MsPulsey Před 8 lety +106

    It's been a while since a poem has hit me this hard

  • @italomadeira7890
    @italomadeira7890 Před 7 lety +16

    " Instagram treats bad looking pictures like disability victims " - Majestic Line ! Thumbs Up

  • @Fatima-up8lw
    @Fatima-up8lw Před 7 lety +41

    His truth is everything.

  • @serwalee3266
    @serwalee3266 Před 7 lety +19

    Isn't it amazing how the people WE like... find us fit for friendship, but out of shape for dating? 🤔 ... Damn.

  • @TheRetroWoman80
    @TheRetroWoman80 Před 7 lety +23

    So deep and for real. That's why we poets are the true journalists of integrity in this world.

  • @Ramonerdna
    @Ramonerdna Před 7 lety +101

    That 'see other people' line was dope!

  • @lljournaling
    @lljournaling Před 8 lety +44

    Powerful words and performance. Being authentic in today's society isn't easy, but it's definitely liberating. x

  • @cripplekite844
    @cripplekite844 Před 6 lety +9

    *if self-doubt was a religion it would be the only thing we believe in* It hurts how much I can relate to this

  • @california7745
    @california7745 Před 8 lety +155

    literally watching the 50th time and i still get goosbums

    • @LionHeartfelt
      @LionHeartfelt Před 8 lety +3

      Thank you so much! Thats love!

    • @california7745
      @california7745 Před 8 lety +3

      +LionHeartfelt omg!! no ..thank YOU sooo much for this beautiful art piece ... I hope you keep on showing us great poems in the future.

    • @ilanhernandez3177
      @ilanhernandez3177 Před 8 lety +3

      That last line brings tears to my eyes, this is beautiful

    • @LionHeartfelt
      @LionHeartfelt Před 7 lety +5

      Thank you so much, truly appreciate it

    • @cassinas6703
      @cassinas6703 Před 7 lety +3

      same

  • @MrOMar1144
    @MrOMar1144 Před 7 lety +2

    "'Being pretty hurts' is an overstatement...because being ugly kills"

  • @sulibreaks
    @sulibreaks Před 8 lety +107

    Repping!! snap snap snap!! Killed it!

  • @joshuaosei8402
    @joshuaosei8402 Před 7 lety +13

    This made me cry. Truth in every single sentence

  • @kyramckenzie7556
    @kyramckenzie7556 Před 5 lety +1

    Being pretty hurts is an understatement being ugly kills
    🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️

  • @fabianhogan8028
    @fabianhogan8028 Před 7 lety +1

    I consider myself easy on the eyes, one reason why I had a easier life, but I want someone who doesn't think I'm just a prize ,but loves me for what's on the inside.
    Damn right pretty hurts!!

  • @adrigator5975
    @adrigator5975 Před 7 lety +1

    i really want to give this guy a hug

  • @XslientxXx
    @XslientxXx Před 7 lety +1

    Everything about this poem is beautiful because it is so true.

  • @jacobceniceros1777
    @jacobceniceros1777 Před 7 lety +5

    This is the first night I have gotten around to really watching a lot of videos of spoken poetry. This is by far the one that speaks to me the most.

  • @northside2southside12
    @northside2southside12 Před 6 lety +1

    Still inspiring. Lionheartfelt is a boss, see him live - the most humble and talented poet in LDN

  • @therationalfemale02
    @therationalfemale02 Před 3 lety +2

    I am so grateful to have come across this poem today,thank you for speaking it out loud!!! Much more power to you ♥️♥️

  • @hughesalyse
    @hughesalyse Před 8 lety +27

    Who is this man I need to hug him!! So dope loved this!!

  • @sadeanthony2760
    @sadeanthony2760 Před 7 lety +10

    LOVE IT! love seeing british poets on a pedestal! brilliant the words really spoke to me

  • @marygrace7515
    @marygrace7515 Před 7 lety +2

    "Say you're hurting, cause I can see it"... there's Nothing else to add.

  • @havemyownvoice6786
    @havemyownvoice6786 Před 7 lety +3

    This kind of crawls underneath my skin and makes me shiver because the words are so beautiful and true.

  • @UsekuyeJarana
    @UsekuyeJarana Před 8 lety +63

    wow this is amazing... y would anyone dislike this

    • @jasonarthurconsulting
      @jasonarthurconsulting Před 8 lety +24

      Maybe he or she's pretty.

    • @adriannawalton9425
      @adriannawalton9425 Před 7 lety +1

      jason arthur pretty in which way
      everyone is ugly in someway we just dont show it

    • @ylomas3593
      @ylomas3593 Před 7 lety

      oh, we show it, but only to those who are really seeing us for who or what we are...

  • @vivienly5722
    @vivienly5722 Před 7 lety +1

    This gave me goosebumps within the first 30 seconds, and then I just let the rivers flow from my eyes because it's so relatable

  • @sarianelouis6344
    @sarianelouis6344 Před 7 lety +1

    this was so beautiful. this IS so beautiful. i hope this remains engraved in time so that all future generations can hear and be set free.

  • @tah385
    @tah385 Před 7 lety +29

    pretty hurts but ugly kills

  • @Glow0110
    @Glow0110 Před 7 lety +1

    So many gems in this. Cheers to this human right here. Speaking truth through passionate wordplay and effortless delivery. Much love from over here!

  • @ultraviolence6839
    @ultraviolence6839 Před 7 lety +1

    I wish I could like this more than once.

  • @aleyahmalone5012
    @aleyahmalone5012 Před 6 lety +1

    I can hear him talk all day. Snapped

  • @shyfamless4046
    @shyfamless4046 Před 7 lety +6

    I'm hurting, it feels good to say it then channel that into greatness unbeknown to me. And i will like this, because i liked this.

  • @HIM_ThePoet
    @HIM_ThePoet Před 7 lety +4

    soundtrack to my life

  • @ratanangmafatshe5629
    @ratanangmafatshe5629 Před 6 lety +1

    This spoke to me. It humbled me, because I am somewhere between those lines

  • @VictorHPaiva
    @VictorHPaiva Před 7 lety +6

    What he said at 1:45?
    Best I could do:
    There are thing we won't say
    So this day I believe
    If self-doubt was a religion
    It would be the only thing we believed
    But is not our fault
    Believe it or not
    There is an insecure person hidden inside each and every one of us
    And each morning
    None of us discuss how tough it is
    Or how much of a struggle it is to wake up
    And have blind dates with a mirror
    That wishes it could see other people
    We are insecure by default
    The world’s biggest joke is that we all born equal
    And it doesn’t take a genius to see our suffering from self-hatred
    Kids learn at early ages
    That the best looking is usually the teacher's favorite
    Or how cute that siblings are disciplined different for doing exactly the same thing
    Isn't it amazing how the people we like
    Find us fit for friendship
    But out of shape for dating
    So the phrase "Being pretty hurts" is a overstatement
    Because being ugly kills
    Ask yourself how it feels to have looks that are not on fashion
    Or how sarcasm thanked your parents for genes that are not in style
    To asking God "why me?" Whenever taking a selfie
    But some people won't understand
    That Instagram treats bad looking pictures like a disability victim
    "Don't look for too long"
    "Avoid feeling sorry for them at all cost"
    ~How we do not recognize tolerance if the only way we use it is~ give to pretty people who do ugly things
    This world brings our insecurities
    It teaches us to be vain
    And so concerned about the physical
    That we don't observe the little facts
    That there are companies who stocks in our self-esteem
    Profiting on how we see ourselves
    And making other people feel instilling an impossible quest to perfection
    That lessens our self-acceptance
    Hence being the reason
    Conformity has killed more identities than education has killed potential
    Look, not everyone can fill into a stencil
    But it seems everyone is trying to
    Lying through their teeth
    That supposedly needs a fix
    No wonder they can't crack a smile
    In denial
    Cause some of us eat just to throw it up
    Posing in the right angles, maybe you will look a little deferent
    Until then, another person's blessing will fill like God gave up on you
    Reluctant to save yourself from yourself
    Tell me, when you~'re dealt a loosing hand~~
    How can you pray to then with such enthusiasm or ~gratefulness~
    Instead of speaking about this
    Telling someone how you feel about this
    You are encouraging ~just eager~
    To hide your truths on a preferential treatment that you are not receiving for not being aesthetically pleasing
    I've seen it, I can see it
    Look, hiding how you feel isn't helping anyone
    Yet biting your tongue despite the truths
    Is an injustice to everyone
    So to everyone living a lie, that dying to tell
    Just say something
    Say a word, say a sentence, say you're hurting
    Cause I can see it
    And so can all of you

  • @simphiwe_stb
    @simphiwe_stb Před 6 lety +1

    This poem touched me deep

  • @suzensartshop
    @suzensartshop Před 7 lety +1

    That was absolutely resplendent.Also, that poem really hit home.

  • @tay8288
    @tay8288 Před 7 lety +2

    I'm literally in tears omg this is so true and powerful

  • @connorolmstead9507
    @connorolmstead9507 Před 7 lety +2

    I honestly don't understand the one person who disliked this work of art

  • @CarAmelleEcstasii
    @CarAmelleEcstasii Před 8 lety +1

    Wow !!!! In The Feels Man ....... Just Wowwwww

  • @itsbabyblack2214
    @itsbabyblack2214 Před 6 lety +1

    Conformaty has kill more identity than education has killed potential... Deep sentence

  • @jcanthony16
    @jcanthony16 Před 8 lety +5

    Wow. So powerful!!!

  • @StaceMase06
    @StaceMase06 Před 8 lety +1

    Go Lionheart!

  • @abigailweaver3171
    @abigailweaver3171 Před 7 lety +1

    I love how real this is

  • @jocelynrivera105
    @jocelynrivera105 Před 8 lety +8

    this is beautiful

  • @WomanofGod_1
    @WomanofGod_1 Před 6 lety +1

    One of the best poems I’ve watched 😭

  • @nyasha7721
    @nyasha7721 Před 7 lety

    Conformity has killed more identities than education has killed potential. I AM SNATCHED

  • @deliaspeer7030
    @deliaspeer7030 Před 7 lety +2

    This Touched my Soul.

  • @HerrBURPIST
    @HerrBURPIST Před 7 lety +1

    i've seen this video i think 24-25 times now, its amazing! favorite poetry piece!

    • @LionHeartfelt
      @LionHeartfelt Před 7 lety

      Wow thank you! Touched!!! Hope you like my book when its out in November

  • @melissaleigh5766
    @melissaleigh5766 Před 8 lety +3

    Chills...

  • @jules9266
    @jules9266 Před 6 lety +1

    I love how interactive the audience is ahhh I wish I could perform live

  • @grannybemx6729
    @grannybemx6729 Před 6 lety +1

    So powerful! In tears by the end. Brilliant piece.

  • @joycieTagiK
    @joycieTagiK Před 7 lety +2

    pausing for a moment to take everything that he just said all in.. 😮
    wow that was some powerful message.. ❤

  • @Fola.Hells28
    @Fola.Hells28 Před 8 lety +2

    This is absolutely beautiful... My goodness

  • @ooimadork1780
    @ooimadork1780 Před 6 lety

    The fact that my brain won't allow me to understand his words makes my heart ache cause I know going through this video and analyzing it, will be worth it 🌹

  • @n.sue-ann5527
    @n.sue-ann5527 Před 2 lety

    It’s 2022 and this is still very relevant 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

  • @xocoolchickxo
    @xocoolchickxo Před 7 lety +1

    Okay I felt this!

  • @nylemasoom2370
    @nylemasoom2370 Před 8 lety +3

    WHY IS THIS NOT MORE FAMOUS

  • @yasminbragatto
    @yasminbragatto Před 7 lety +2

    There was to many times during this poem where I said
    "Wowww"
    "Ouuu"
    *clapping*
    "Yesss"
    "O SHIIITTT"
    It was so good

  • @yvettemejo3519
    @yvettemejo3519 Před 7 lety +1

    Thank, you!

  • @UpshotTV
    @UpshotTV Před 8 lety +9

    MAN like Lionheart!!! DOPE

  • @ashleyboss6431
    @ashleyboss6431 Před 7 lety +1

    I absolutely love this.. So powerful..

  • @ChrisseGodsChild
    @ChrisseGodsChild Před 6 lety +1

    I met this guy today and had to find more about him! 👏🏾👏🏾🙏🏾

  • @withlovebyrt
    @withlovebyrt Před 6 lety +2

    This is amazing

  • @denimco19
    @denimco19 Před 7 lety +2

    Watched this live and it's so great 😩

  • @hannahadan8019
    @hannahadan8019 Před 7 lety +1

    I really relate to this poem. It so touching 😢

  • @robertamoshe
    @robertamoshe Před 7 lety +2

    This is powerful
    kind of ironic coming from an attractive poet

  • @KelahCash
    @KelahCash Před 7 lety +1

    Somebody please tell me why he went in and killed it like this. I was literally jaw dropping and gasping every 10 sec if not faster. From someone who's finally on the other side of that self-torment, this was insanely gut punching in its power and realness. I'm so blown away. He was amazing. #PleaseSpeakUp

  • @romayi7983
    @romayi7983 Před 7 lety +3

    This was just...wow. So many great lines. Fantastic job

  • @esmeralda2451
    @esmeralda2451 Před 7 lety +1

    had to pause it couple times to take a breather, resonating!

  • @Starr09
    @Starr09 Před 7 lety +2

    This is so powerful and striking 👏🏾🔥👏🏾🔥

  • @ylomas3593
    @ylomas3593 Před 7 lety +2

    yes, preferential treatment can be so damaging and when it starts at home the damage can be irreversible and insurmountable. we have to teach our children to love themselves or we all are lost....

  • @tbrown470
    @tbrown470 Před 7 lety +1

    this message touched me. Thank you for speaking. ...

  • @jaymeporter7166
    @jaymeporter7166 Před 6 lety +1

    Cannot say how much I love this peice! Inspired!

  • @janelle9380
    @janelle9380 Před 8 lety +4

    Thought Provoking!!!!

  • @natashaprimus4235
    @natashaprimus4235 Před 6 lety +1

    Everytime i hear it it's like a new

  • @Kweku1706
    @Kweku1706 Před 8 lety +1

    Yes yes, that's my guy, Lionheart.

  • @euphemiaperkins5316
    @euphemiaperkins5316 Před 7 lety +1

    this is amazing! his words spoke to me on a emotional level.

  • @HoneyHibiscus
    @HoneyHibiscus Před 8 lety +2

    Speaking truth!!

  • @fabmthomas
    @fabmthomas Před 7 lety +1

    Thank you my brother...thank you!!

  • @tananyemills2818
    @tananyemills2818 Před 7 lety +2

    nothing but the truth.

  • @louisedunphy3074
    @louisedunphy3074 Před 7 lety +1

    absolutely stunning , inspiration

  • @nyalatkun8318
    @nyalatkun8318 Před 7 lety +1

    I need this right now. Thank you.

  • @fanelesibongenyawo7754
    @fanelesibongenyawo7754 Před 8 lety +1

    I love this so much❤❤❤

  • @LionHeartfelt
    @LionHeartfelt Před 6 lety

    Heyyyyyyy everyone, if you loved this, check out my debut poetry collection 'The Mute's Rebellion' OUT NOW via www.lionheartfeltonline.com/buymybook/ - Love to everyone of you! Positive Vibes and Thanks for supporting and sharing this!

  • @Nurztoya
    @Nurztoya Před 7 lety +3

    love this

  • @MariaObama89
    @MariaObama89 Před 6 lety +1

    Amazing Poem, everything that I would I wanted to say.

  • @natabeautiful
    @natabeautiful Před 7 lety +1

    Amazing.

  • @yolavisthictaylor1706
    @yolavisthictaylor1706 Před 6 lety +1

    Awesome spoken word

  • @totalweirdo8538
    @totalweirdo8538 Před 8 lety +1

    This is so powerful. I love it!

  • @veldak.8122
    @veldak.8122 Před 7 lety +1

    I can relate to every line.

  • @milagrogonzalez9466
    @milagrogonzalez9466 Před 6 lety +1

    Powerful

  • @wairimumundia9303
    @wairimumundia9303 Před 7 lety +1

    this is simply incredible... perfectly done I love this 😍😍