“I have a heart the same size as a fist. I didn’t find self-love until I gave myself a beating.”
Congratulations to Tucker on topping 250,000 views on this incredible poem. Check out more from Tucker here.
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“Sunlight falls on the curves of your skin with no complaints and does not wish to change your shadow. I wish people were like sunlight too.”
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“My depression is a shapeshifter. One day it’s as small as a firefly
in the palm of a bear; the next, it’s the bear.”
Congratulations to Sabrina on topping FIVE MILLION VIEWS on this incredible poem. Keep an eye out for Sabrina’s debut book, Depression & Other Magic Tricks, forthcoming on the Button press. Pre-order your copy here
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“I’m afraid to say his name because the quicker I say his name, the quicker I’ll empty myself of his memories.”
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“I can’t help but notice how painting poverty in whiteface makes it fantasy.”
Congratulations to Imani on topping 500,000 views on this powerful poem. Check out more from Imani here and here.
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“How can you say Jesus was a white man when he died the blackest way possible? With his hands up, with his mother watching.”
Congratulations to Crystal on topping 250,000 views on this incredible poem. Check out more from Crystal here and here.
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“The boy does not ask if he can choke me, so i pretend to die while he’s doing it.”
Don’t miss this week’s Best of Button playlist, featuring the top-viewed recent videos on the Button YouTube Channel. Today’s additions: Olivia Gatwood & Neno Grae. Congratulations poets!
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“In therapy, you said you wouldn’t make it to 21. On my twenty-first birthday, I thought about you. You were right.”
Congratulations to Ethan on topping 1,000,000 views on this spectacular poem. Check out more from the 2014 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational here.
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“I don’t know when I became a space to be filled, my thigh an open lease.”
Congratulations to Reagan on topping 500,000 views on this powerful poem.
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“If the pope had been available I would’ve kissed that belly 100 times.”
Congratulations to Joseph on topping 100,000 views on this great poem. Check out more from Joseph here and here.
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