Rudy Francisco - Love Poem Medley 

"I want to be your ex boyfriends stunt double, and have the courage to do everything he didn't. Like trust you." damn

"I'm not a love poet but..." I've got some news for you Rudy.

"I'd write about your eyelashes and how they are like violin strings that play symphonies every time you blink." I. Got. Chills.

“do all the things he was too afraid to do” - had to pause and scream for a minute *resume video* “like trust you” - had to pause, get up on of bed, walk around, vigorously flailing my arms so i don’t holler & wake up my neighbors. GOOD LORD. rudy you got the words.

“Sometimes, I pray that god somehow turns you back into one of my ribs just so I would never have to spend an entire day without you.” That gave me chills

"Love is blind so I write my poems in braille" 👏🏿

To the girl who works at the Starbucks down the street from my house on Delmar Heights Road, swear to God, I'm not a stalker. That's the title. When I asked you for a chai latte, what I meant was, I was walking past, I saw you in the window. To be honest, I only came in here because I had to know what your voice sounded like. Instead of saying that, I got really nervous and ordered the first thing on the menu. I don't even know what chai is. Or a latte, for that matter. I imagine that when God made you, I bet he cussed for the first time. I bet he turned to an angel, gave him a high-five, and said goddamn, I'm good. Or me damn I'm good, cause he's like God, right? I spent the last five days trying to figure out how I'm going to introduce myself to you properly. I finally figured it out, it's going to be something like "Hi." That's all I got so far, but I think it's a good start. I'm gonna be honest, it's not often that I find myself eager to write about love. In fact, every time I try to write about love, my hands cramp, just to show me how painful love can be. Sometimes my pencils break just to prove to me that every now and then, love takes a little more work than you planned. I heard that love is blind, so I write all my poems in Braille. And my poems are never actually finished because true love is endless. I've always believed that real love is kind of like a supermodel before she's airbrushed. It's pure, and imperfect just the way that God intended. I'm gonna be honest, I'm not much of a love poet, but if I was to wake up tomorrow morning and decide that I was gonna write about love, my first poem- it would be about you. About how I love you the same way I learned how to ride a bike: scared, but reckless, with no training wheels or elbow pads, so my scars can tell the story of how I fell for you. I'm gonna be honest, I'm not much of a love poet, but if I was, I'd write about how I see your face in every cloud, your reflection in every window. You see, I've written a million poems hoping that somehow maybe some way, you'll jump out of the page and be closer to me. See I'm not much of a love poet, but if I was, I'd write about how you have the audacity to be beautiful even on days when everything around you is ugly. I'd write about your eyelashes and how they are like violin strings that play symphonies every time you blink. If I was a love poet, I'd write about how I melt in front of you like an ice sculpture every time I hear the vibration in your voice and whenever I see your name on the caller ID, my heart plays hopscotch inside of my chest. It climbs onto my ribs like monkey bars, and I feel like a child all over again. And I know it's gonna sound weird, but sometimes I pray that God somehow turns you back into one of my ribs just so I would never have to spend an entire day without you. And I swear I'm usually not a love poet, but if I was to wake up tomorrow morning and decide that I was going to write about love, my first poem- it would be about you. And after all of that, she was like, "But how do you feel about me?" And I said, "Put it like this, I want to be your ex-boyfriend's stunt double. I want to do everything he never had the courage to do, like trust you." See, last night I had a dream. In this particular dream, I died in my dreams, awoke not knowing I was still sleeping, decided to walk. See, that night, I walked in my sleep, I slept in my walk, I walked backwards until I saw you for the first time and I could barely muster the courage to introduce myself all over again. You see, I've been trying to find the right words. I've been trying to take the right steps to what seems to me like thousands of years, but something always seems to go wrong between us. We lived in Egypt, I was the Pharaoh's slave, you were his daughter. Loving you led to my death. They claimed I seduced you, and after they stole my life, I was resurrected as a mason, I made the foundation for your house. We met eyes for two seconds, you left, then I didn't see you again until I died. I came back as a caterpillar, I turned into a butterfly, I landed in the palm of your hands, you brushed me away and the rejection killed me. When I woke, I was a kick drum, you were a snare; we were both owned by this drummer named Cozy Cole and when he died, so did we, but I came back just to look for you. I left notes in random places hoping that you would stumble across them, I carved our names in trees and then prayed that it would jog your memory. I whispered your name in the wind, hoping somehow, maybe some way, my voice would reach you, but it didn't, and I died- I died early, I died young with bread crumbs in my hand just hoping that you would find me, but you never did, so they buried me. When they buried me, they put these coins over my eyes and I used them as bus fare to get back to earth just so I could look for you. That's why sometimes when we hold hands, every so often, I hold on a little too tight, and I'm sorry. I just don't want to lose you again. My mother told me, when you find the perfect woman, you gotta do whatever it takes to make sure she stays next to you. - Rudy Francisco, "Love Poem Medley"

I love how I've heard this one so many times before but I fall in love with it all over again each time. Seriously, it's like watching it for the first time each time I see it, such a grand chap with such captivating words. Amazing

P.S. I love how he sometimes performs two or three poems altogether 😊

I'm a simple man, I see "Rudy" I press like button before even starting the video cuz I know it's going to be good.

You're just out of this world ~~~

We can all write like this when we are in love. Love is beautiful and inspiring, when it's real, it's consuming and it's your high. You feel it in your veins, her next call, text, picture, hug, kiss, it's my fix that gets me high. You always feel their love, surrounding you like a blanket, you're warm. When love is real, you can do anything, be anything, be better for you and be better for her. When love is real, constant thoughts of her invade your mind, consuming your thoughts and you two feed off of each other because you're starving and you're eating each others fears, desires, dreams, feelings, and hopes, feeding each other's souls. When love is real, they are your best friend, diary, rock, world, universe, everything. You grow with them, build with them, mature with them, live for them and if need be, die for them. Love is inspiring, beautiful, and powerful and real love is indeed magical. Like a river, it can wash away your pain. Like a drug, it will get you high. Like adrenaline, make you feel alive. When love is real, there isn't anything you wouldn't do for them.

"I loved you the same way I learned to ride a bike, scared. But reckless with no training wheels or pads, so my scars can tell the story of how I fell for you" ❤

I might not know much about love, but I know that I am in love with Rudy's poetry. "If I was a love poet..." I'm sorry, but I think you're already a love poet Rudy. This was beautiful.

This man gives me the goosebumps, "I heard that love is blind, so I write all my poems in Braille. And my poems are never actually finished because true love is endless." this line always get me, so beautifully written and so true 👏👏👏

I am moved to tears……EACH time I hear his beautiful poetry….. I’ll never be able to thank you enough for the therapy that I receive from your perfect words!

Sometimes, just one “like” doesn’t describe all my emotions. Thank you.

I think I'll cry every time I hear or read this poem. Love is such a tragically beautiful experience and those lucky enough to feel it this deeply are blessed. Thank you Rudy for reminding me ❤

I’ve listened to this about a million times and every time I’m moved. This man is a legend

The beginning of this is so When great poetry meets stand up comedy. Amazing I loved every second

this is easily his best written poem. every now and again i listen to this piece.

you have no idea how badly i want to meet this man, when i searched for broken hearts, i found a poem about love and one I'll never forget one that the little fine line between me giving up on it and trying again., if love wants find me it knows where I am and if i doesn't i'll try to love myself as hard as it will be whatever is people couldn't see in me, I will see in myself and look for until the ends of this earth because why make me if it was waste of my time, my life will never be that again, it will be time you wish you could have more of. I will make myself the person people wish they still had, I will make myself love me.

Everytime.. Every damn time I hear Rudy's poem. I feel mine is trash, it means I have alot of room to improve!

If I don’t have love like this I don’t want it

" after all of that." " She asked, but, how do you feel about me?" Lolololol

I will wait patiently for a love like this 💞

I love everything that comes out of this man’s mouth

Talk about the perfect man, a man who’s love is so strong, he writes for you, not ignoring you.

Oh Rudy!!! It's 11pm here and I always wait for the video on this channel. When I saw my favourite, I was more excited 😊😊😎

To this DAY. TO THIS DAY. this poem lives rent free in my head

I love quoting love poems to one of my friends, but he doesn't know the real reason is because I truly love him

This poem sums up pretty much all of my feelings about this one damn girl, im not gonna lie. 😂😂❤ thankyou rudy for putting my unexplainable love into words.

I can’t wait to see Rudy live in a few weeks. Really looking forward to it!!

Every poem, every word, simply amazing. His talent is beyond words.

Wow, I feel the exact same way about my "love poems" and poems in general; I've written... spoken... a lot of poetry (>300) and less than 10% are what I would consider love poems, even less love poems to or about someone. All of the insecurities Rudy expresses in his words, face, body... I felt that throughout most of my life until poetry found me, until music found me, and together they taught me to speak. They helped me to stand up. Still an enigma to most, my heart swells when I listen or read poets like Rudy. Words craddle and run marathons across my brain until I just have to get them on paper, and most don't even make it to the door before they try to knock. I didn't have the sense that I was a real person until I was gifted the kind of freedom one gets from the spoken word. My best still doesn't feel like it's good enough, and I'm not sure if it ever will. Yet I'm okay with that because somewhere, somehow I know that my best and my love has always been plenty to those who truly know me, or have felt and experienced the world like a constant, but silent hurricane as I have. but Rudy... Rudy bares us his soul and already feels like our friend. I'll get there someday. I will get there someday, but I need the help of other creatives and kindred spirits...

nope i didn't tear at all, this is beautiful and i felt THAT

I had a Spotify playlist of poems on while I slept last night, but this and only this poem woke me up. I had a dream that went along with the poem, so I had to get up and put “I’m not really a love poet but...” into my Safari search bar so that I could actually listen to it again when I woke up for real.

Will always love Rudy Francisco's poetry. So incredible.

I wanna be loved by Rudy just for a day.

the audacity of this man to make me feel this way, damn

I want to be the girl in starbucks

Ugh the fact this made me cry. so beautiful

I've listened to this poem a million times and I get chills every time!!!

So beautiful I cried🕊😢💗

This is so beautiful I love how poetry is like a empty canvas you can fill with anything

He doesn't write or deliver any thing other than, THE BEST WORD ART I've heard delivered by a male. Love this guy♥️♥️♥️

tears. every. single. time. Always so moved by this one.

Breathtaking... I love everything about this...

This poem gets me each time. 💓

I cry every time I watch this. One of my favorite poems

I've listened to him recite his poem now several times and have tears streaming down my face every single time. I relate it to my late husband completely. This is incredibly beautiful.

Ugh man .... idk how many I’ve watched this but it’s touching my heart in a way that makes my heart stop and tears drop ... every time.

What I would give to see and hear this genius in person! Love from the Caribbean Rudy ❤❤❤❤❤

This is the most beautiful poem that I’ve ever heard👏🏾👏🏾

Your poems feel real and experiences I relate to. So happy I found you expressing exactly how I feel time after time. Your deliverance intense.

Every time i watch this i love it more and more my heart gets warm and it brings a smile to my face 🙂

Ohh.. such a beautiful poem... I almost cried towards the end.... ❤️

I will never get enough of this,every time I listen to it,it feels like it is the first time and I feel like I am traveling in time. Seeing the girl and watching all of these ways in which you show love🙌🙌🙌

Its amazing how love turns our speech into poetry. I felt this in my spirit.

I love listening to Rudy perform, 😩😩😩😩aspiration levels🙌✨👌

Doesn't matter how many times I watch this... It makes me cry EVERY TIME!!! BLOWN AWAY!!! TRULY BEAUTIFUL!!! ❤❤❤👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

He had me in tears😭😭😭

I freaking love this. I can't stop watching it!!

*I know all his poems word for word

rudy’s poem made me love love again. falling in love is such a beautiful thing i really just cried watching this twice in a row now. such a beautiful piece

Wow! Ten minutes ago I had never heard of Rudy Francisco. Now I am an awestruck fan and admirer. Stunning performance!

My favorite poem from my favorite poet.

He is so amazing. I can’t stop listening!

❤❤❤❤❤❤ wow, absolutely beautiful.

Rudy:- Am not a love poet...& boom 26 bars of love lines 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😅😅😅

I could never tire of listening to this love poem. I wish that I were a poet. I sure do love listening to poems especially if it’s written especially for me.

This right here is the kind of love the world needs and everyone deserves. This is so beautiful. Thank you for creating this. It hit me so hard i can feel it reverberating in my chest. Beautiful work.

Your poem leaves me speechless! How does one describe color, warmth, and depth in existence. Thank you for putting value to humanity🙏🏽💕

Rudy is something else uhhh my heart!! ❤️😩

the most amazing love poem ever!

He is just awesome and every good things that can describe his poems and his hardworking that he has put in his work

Beautiful ,just beautiful ..

How many times have i listened to this. I really enjoy this poem and how its delivered. Its wonderful>

My heart!!! My stomach!!! 😭 cant stop crying

Beauty turns into beautiful, thank you my brother!!!!!!!!!

I’m in love with this

This needs to be a song... Beautiful 😍 absolutely beautiful ❤️

Love it ♥️. I was really I'm devastated by your words. It" deeply I moved me in time. "♥️🫀♥️♥️ Thank You 🫀

This put me in tears 😢so beautiful

This is one of the most beautiful poems I've ever heard and I can't help falling in love with it everytime I hear it. It makes me feel like believing in love. 😭❤️ Just wow.

Love is life, life is love!

This poem brought tears to my eyes. great job

This put a smile on my face

The is sick!! God bless Rudy Fransisco

This is the best poem to ever exist.

Ah this is out on my birthday and I love it! It's so sweet! And it touched my heart because it's so relatable, perfect present

this is the definition of beautiful creativity

Thank you for this Rudy 💫 Absolutely beautifully spoken truth 💜

Absolute heartbeat 💕

You made me drop a tear

I'm in love with poetry but hearing you and your poetry made me fall even harder. 😍

So beautiful.

I watch this video and I cry and laugh hard each time more and more. My ex sent me this video often and says it reminds her of me and the love she had for me. She was tough but had a soft spot for me. I was her Pudding to her Joker. We had a bond that was unexplainable. I’ll never forget the feeling in my stomach when I got the call she passed away. It’s been almost 4 months .. but I will never stop watching this video.

i fell in love listening to this... i literally said yesterday ppl dont give you butterflies anymore ...this give me hope someone is somewhere trying to find me or figure out how to speak to me

Still one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard.