Rudy Francisco - Scars/To the New Boyfriend 

Read this poem and more in Rudy's fantastic book, Helium: bit.ly/rudyfhelium

I did not give consent for you to touch my soul, sir. Touch it, you did however.

'Cupid is fucking irresponsible and I'm tired of him using me for target practice'..... that hit deep 😫

“I bet if we dusted her heart for finger prints we would only find yours” what a beautiful way to be able to express bitterness but not hate. People think the two always go hand in hand but that’s not necessarily true.

"loving you was the last thing i felt really good at"

what i love about these poems. Rudy in particular, is that they have millions of views but I know for a fact that it’s the same few thousand of people coming back again.

Man I hope this isnt about the girl who worked in the coffee shop

What a gift to be able to articulate human emotion so vividly.. I love Rudy.

"But the definition of love is being robed in an alley 8 times in a row and hoping there is something about today that makes all of this different!"

"there is nothing logical about cutting off the most important part of yourself and then putting them inside of hands that shake, that trembles, that crack like a Haitian sidewalk"

"Love is clumsy and my heart refuses to wear a helmet." Oh my!!!!!

The first time I watched this, it was 3:30 a.m. and I had just gotten my heart broken for the first time. This resonated with every part of me that was hurting, every part but just wanted to let go of this and not feel anything anymore. It made me sob like a little kid and helped me heal, helped me prepare for the coming day. Thank you for sharing with the world this beautiful piece of art.

Whenever I am going through a writers block I come back to this video. Reminds me how powerful spoken word is. Will probably forever be my favourite

Ouch. 😢 Always speaking to the deep parts of my pain that lay hidden in drawer never to be found.. until you write them on paper and speak the words right through me.

The 108 dislikes are from the new boyfriend

He made me cry and laugh in the most vulnerable way possible.

Rudy. Your words are beautiful.

it's been almost a year since you've left. i remember the first time i listened to this poem, i cried and cried and cried. i think i played it nearly every single day from then on, and cried each time, varying between gut-wrenching sobs to silent tears. writing this today, it's been a while since i've listened to this poem. i cried, of course, but these tears feel different. these tears feel like healing. i am waiting for the day i can listen to this poem, not shed a single tear, and can only remember you as a distant memory.

Scars One, if I could, I would nail these hands to the edges of stars I would sacrifice this body to the sky, hoping to resurrect someone that’s spiteful enough to not care about you anymore. Two, staple me to a cross. Pierce my side with a broken promise and I will bleed all the crippled reasons why you deserve one more chance. Three, loving you was the last thing that I was really good at. Four, you wanna know how I got these scars. Well, I ripped every last piece of you out of my smile. Five, I whispered you stardust. Six, I spoke you into sunflowers. Seven, I dipped my hands in forever, I touched you infinity, treated you as if you were the last molecule of oxygen inside of a gas chamber; I was good to you. Eight. You wanna know how I got these scars? Well, I swallowed my pride and then it clawed it’s way out of my mouth and Nine, I realized that I was never really your boyfriend, I guess I was really just your height man. Ten, I hope your next boyfriend gets small pox. Ten Yes I said small pox. Ten, I hate you. ten, I miss you. ten, but I still love you. ten, it’s hard for me to count when I get emotional. Ten I heard that over 90%, 90% of human interaction is not verbal..so.. Ten, if I could, I would tie your arms to a day dream and then auction you off to my fondest memories. To the new boyfriend To the random dude who started dating my ex girlfriend two days after we broke up (yes, I read that on facebook). When I saw that you were in a relationship with the girl that I thought I would someday spend the rest of my life with, I walked outside. I said to myself, “There’s no way Ashton Kutcher is gonna catch me off guard.” I waited 45 minutes and then I realized, there hasn’t been a new episode of “punked” in almost three years, so I guess I’m the only practical joke in this entire situation. One: The first time I saw you and her in a picture, I wanted to take my entire arm, shove it inside of the computer and snatch the happiness right off of your face. Two, if I ever see you in the street, I’m probably going to punch you in the throat. I apologize in advance. Three, I’m sorry for hating you so much. And I know that it makes no sense to have this much anger toward a man that I have never met face to face, but my definition of love is being robbed in an alley 8 times in a row and hoping there’s something about today that makes all of this different. There is nothing logical about cutting off the most important parts of yourself then putting them inside hands that shake, that tremble, that crack like a hatian sidewalk. Four, there is nothing rational about love. Love stutters when it gets nervous, love trips over its own shoelaces. Love is clumsy, and my heart doesn’t wear a helmet. Four, cupid is fucking irresponsible, and I’m tired of him using me for target practice. Five, I was told that time would heal all wounds. But what exactly do you do on days when it feels like the hands on your clock have arthritis? Six, she always wore her heart on her sleeve. So tell me, why do you look so familiar? Seven, I think I’ve seen you somewhere in her smile. Eight, I think I’ve heard you in her laughter, I bet if we dusted her heart for fingerprints, we would only find yours. Nine, you see I have this envelope, I carry it with me all the time, it’s full of all the butterflies I felt the first time she relaxed the velcro on her lips and smiled in my direction. Most of them are still alive. I can still feel their wings through the paper. I suppose these belong to you, too.”

Damn.. It's breaks your heart a little bit.. And he makes you laugh at the very next moment! :( :D

his book is becoming my absolute favourite book of poetry. he is phenomenal. I wish he would do an audiobook so I can hear all this passion off the pages.

I dee Rudy I click even though I almost know the poem by heart

This beautiful man speaks to my soul every time I watch him preform

This is one of my favourites of all time. Rudy is such a wordsmith, I’m in love with his tongue.

the silence after that “i think i’ve seen you somewhere in her smile” line? BEAUTIFUL. this is ART 😭❤️

Part One: Scars One If I could, I would nail these hands to the edges of stars. I would sacrifice this body to the sky hoping to resurrect as someone spiteful enough to not care about you anymore. Two Staple me to a cross. Pierce my side with a broken promise, and I will bleed all the crippled reasons why you deserve one more chance. Three Loving you is the last thing that I felt really good at. Four You wanna know how I got these scars? See I ripped every last piece of you out of my smile. Five I whispered you stardust. Six I spoke you into sunflowers. Seven I dipped my hands in forever. I touched you infinity. Treated you as if you were the last molecule of oxygen inside of a gas chamber. I was good to you. Eight You wanna know how I got these scars? See I swallowed my pride, and then it clawed its way out of my mouth. Nine I realized that I was never really your boyfriend. I was just your f*cking hype-man. Ten I hope your next boyfriend gets smallpox. Ten Yes I said smallpox. Ten I hate you. Ten But I still miss you. Ten And a part of me still loves you. Ten It's hard for me to count when I get emotional. Ten I heard that over ninety percent of human interaction is non-verbal so [Pause] Ten If I could, I would tie your arms to a daydream and then auction you off to my fondest memories. Part Two: To the New Boyfriend To the random dude who started dating my ex-girlfriend two days after we broke up - yes, I saw that sh*t on Facebook. Now when I realized that you were in a relationship with the girl that I thought I would someday spend the rest of my life with, I walked outside, I said to myself "There is no way Ashton Kutcher is gonna catch me off guard." I waited 45 minutes. And then I realized that there hasn't been a new episode of Punk'd in damn near four years. So I guess I'm the only practical joke in this entire situation. One The first time I saw you and her in a picture I wanted to take my entire arm, shove it inside of the computer and snatch the happiness right off of your face. Two If I ever see you in the street, I'm probably gonna punch you in the throat. Three I apologize in advance. And I know, I know that it makes no sense to have this much anger towards a man that I've never actually met face-to-face. But, my definition of love is being robbed in an alley eight times in a row and hoping there is something about today that makes all of this different. There is nothing logical about cutting off the most important parts of yourself and then putting them inside of hands that shake, that tremble, that crack like a Haitian sidewalk. Four There is nothing rational about love. Your love stutters when it gets nervous, your love trips over its own shoelaces. Love is clumsy, and my heart refuses to wear a helmet. Five Cupid is f*cking irresponsible and I'm tired of him using me for target practice. Six I was told that time would heal all wounds. But what exactly do you do on days when it feels like the hands on your clock have arthritis? Seven She always wore her heart on her sleeve. So tell me then, why the hell do you look so familiar? Eight I think I've seen you somewhere in her smile, like I've heard your voice in her laughter, like I've smelled your cologne her thighs. I bet if we dusted her heart for fingerprints we would only find yours. Nine I have this envelope, it's full of all the butterflies I felt the first time she relaxed the Velcro on her lips and smiled in my direction. I think most of them are still alive. I guess these belong to you

Love watching Rudy. Love his book Helium. So deep. Thank you sir

I love this guy and his poems. I feel like he's delivered this particular one in better ways before, but I'm glad to see him still performing.

You truly have a gift Rudy, i was utterly captivated by your words i felt like i was in the room while you were recording this, Please never stop writing and expressing yourself, the world needs power like this to survive .

I love this poem so much, I loved it before I could relate and even more so now that I can Rudy, thank you. For putting these feelings into words for me

Rudy is one of the most captivating and impactful poets I have ever heard. His loud presence mixed with his emotions artfully verbalized creates something I have never seen or witnessed before; his work is indescribably brilliant.

I love Rudy’s poems. They’re so good! He’s inspiring me to write my own poems. Thank you Rudy, for inspiring me. ❤️

I always find myself coming back to Rudy's video's whenever I'm struggling. Somehow his words always make me feel better. Even this many years later and hearing them hundreds of times.

His voice and poetry puts peace in me...❤️

Iv watched you recite this beautiful amazing piece of art all day sporadically and I must tell u how good u are

wow. all my favorite rudy quotes in one powerfully delivered performance. you are truly magical with your words..

Rudy has one of the most beautiful techniques when it comes to metaphors, stunned with every poem. Beautiful word usage.

This man is a real man.. speaking his truth of compassion and heartbreak... more men need to feel as deep as him.. I could relate to everything in this poem... and his words except obvisously in reverse

his voice when he says "I have these envelope s... " oh! Rudy.. my heart ! ♥

"I realized I was never really your boyfriend, I was your hype man " fuck I felt that.

I’ve watched this poem about 20 times now. I’m 14 and Rudy is inspiring me to become a poet just by the words he speaks.

I really enjoyed this, looking forward to hearing more from you

this will never ever get old .

"...If I could, I would tie your arms to a daydream and auction you off to my fondest memeories... " Damn. I felt that.

Beautiful!!simply beautiful;loved the part when you say that "love is clumsy and my heart refuses to wear a helmet"

Rudy. I love your poems. I hope you know I listen to you every time I fall for a girl and for every time my heart breaks

He describes love so damn beautifully, I love his words!

I let my tears drench my smile. I totally love this. 😍

Real fans know this is a throwback but it's still one of my favorite poems!

Absolutely beautiful!

I love yr words. Iv listened on repeat crying my eyes out

He’s so amazing, I got the chance to see him at my college. One of the best things that I’ve done in school

I fell inlove with a sorry ass fuckboy dressed as a loving good man.... This poem made me cry softly and beat myself up for still wanting him...im human

'LOVE IS clumsy, it studders and trip over' perfect description....👌🏽

Literally every word of this beautiful piece hit home

Forever watching this masterpiece

Absolutely love every part of this.

My favorite poem of his

I love this poem so much!!!!

Love stutters when it gets nervous... amazing

So Beautiful!

Another amazing poem. I love this guy.

My entire mindset was portrayed through this. Thank youuuu

thank you

What an AWESOME AWESOME rendering. WORD ART at it's finest! ... AND his delivery 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

My fav poem of all time !

my favorite poem from the first day i watched it. helped me get through so many things,, and i bought his book ‘helium’ :) love you button poetry & rudy francisco

Rudy, you're my motivation. You keep my dream alive.

Beautifully done.

" you wanna know how I got these scars, I swolled my pride and then it clawed its way out of my mouth"💜 fantastic, absolutely and uterly fantastic 💜💜😘

BRAVO!!! Thank you.

Rudy Francisco saved my life, and he inspires me and my poetry every single day.

This poem is still a wonderful soliloquy of a broken heart💔

God damn Rudy!! Always making a girl cry (loved the poem btw)

Probably my favorite poem. Fantastic work!

Rudy is a generational gift

this guy is dead ass my favorite poet i'm so fucking attracted by the common ground between the clever jokes and the effortless wordplay that feels so romanticizing and easily relatable there was not a moment my mind wandered and that my man is impressive you are a talented god damn person

this is absolutely beyond beautiful

I love this piece, Rudy

Rudy is one of the main reasons I started writing and sharing my content here, he is so amazing! 🙌🏾🔥

“I guess these belong to you too.”......I clenched my chest hearing that.

Since discovering this video, I've been listening to it every time I feel happy... every time I feel sad... every time I'm unsure about love

"love is clumsy and my heart refuses to were a helmet" 💘

i needed this

Just amazing

When you listen to this video it lasted 4 min 14 sec but when you feel the message its like you lived these words

I love Rudy soooo much

This poem spoke to my soul. Fml Im crying

This was ridiculously beautiful x

“Amar você foi a última coisa em que me senti realmente bem”. Desde que esse verso fez sentido pra mim pela primeira vez, em 2017, nunca mais deixou de fazer.😢

That was so beautiful.

I love this guy.

Gorgeously done; Bravo! Wonderful! I am so glad I found this! Well done!

If I could first say thank you for helping through your talent. God knows His soldiers. May God continue to bless you and your family.

I can never understand why people don't see it coming he's got so much love and passion for this woman and clearly she didn't give a damn how can you not see that coming

Wow! That was great!

Saw Rudy perform this live last night and oh my god, he is amazing.

Know this whole poem by heart💓 hes my fave💓💪

Well way to break my heart all over again

I don't know why, But I keeeeeep on watching this amazing poem of you.