Shane should be in the text books as one of the greatest poets to ever live

@bikri08

8 жыл бұрын

As an English teacher I have taught Shane's poems in class

@TheGraystripe2

7 жыл бұрын

I will gladly accept you as my English teacher, if you will have me.

@bikri08

7 жыл бұрын

Anytime! Where do you live?

@TheGraystripe2

7 жыл бұрын

Hehe, I was kidding. It is very good of you to teach this in your class, though. These poems have a lot of meaning in them.

@Thundergod66

7 жыл бұрын

Jeremy Cothron true

Poetry at it's finest

@Riolu91

8 жыл бұрын

I know it's horrible but I thought for every bit of a second that said pottery.

@fashozaetv

7 жыл бұрын

Luther Michalski True that

20% we ignore a 20% chance of rain and when people ask if will rain we say no when you bet on the green slice of the 5-sliced color weel you never expect it to land on blue its only a one in five chance. it is not significant who knew 20% could be so unfathomably large

A man does not love the most beautiful woman in the world. He loves the woman that makes his world the most beautiful...

@heiroglepherboi4260

8 жыл бұрын

that's beautiful

@trevorbowen5095

7 жыл бұрын

That is... amazing. Wow

@jacowitz3957

7 жыл бұрын

shit, thats deep!

@suckmyoof3382

7 жыл бұрын

Thatgamerdude what if he's gay

@justvic8878

7 жыл бұрын

Fujoshi Bish lol

I'M IN 5TH PERIOD BUT F IT SHANE KOYCZAN IS MORE IMPORTANT

@stardust-rh1ln

8 жыл бұрын

ALSO THIS IS AWESOME

@willyearly9254

6 жыл бұрын

IM IN THIRD PERIOD AND SAME

This is amazing. You're poems always remind me to be kind and caring to others.

The strange happenstance that you released this video on the same day that I was going to end it all. And I know with a name like DOSmile, I should, but I can only manage to ask of others to "Please, DO-Smile". I'm an Army Veteran and I just wanted to say thank you for your eloquent words that reach parts of me that have been long buried under the mass of pain and sorrow so overwhelming that I'd rather not feel anything at all. This gives me hope. Thank you. ^_^

@michaelojcius722

7 жыл бұрын

How are you?

@TheRealDOSmile

7 жыл бұрын

I'm doing much better. Thank you. New apartment. Out of the military. First tattoo. A lot's happened since then. Mostly for the better. ^_^

@michaelojcius722

7 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@cody42693

6 жыл бұрын

Well, how about now? It's been a year. A wonderful year, I hope.

@arafluko3487

2 жыл бұрын

We still appreciate you

I've subscribed when I first listened to "to this day" and I absolutely fell in love the the power in his words. His poems are just extraordinary.

@annemarie3504

7 жыл бұрын

Gina Muñeca same!!

Yet another great message by you. I've shown you to all of my friends and they all were brought to tears by your videos.

not sure why you were in my subscriptions, but I'm glad you were

I don't live in Canada but I have considered suicide i think 6 times in the last 2 years. 3 ended with attempts and the rest end in the scars on my arm. A 911 for mental help would be...helpful.

@kennythekettle

8 жыл бұрын

twloha.com/blog/this-is-not-the-time-for-goodbyes/?Levi+The+Poet+Newsletter&Not+The+Time+For+Goodbye+%E2%80%93%C2%A0Edition+No.+15&

@suckmeintheafterlife224

7 жыл бұрын

i have considered suicide but i was always too scared i didnt want to break my familys heart i didnt want my dad to go through another loves one death not just yet i hope i can keep those thoughts away long enough so i can repay my debt to my family

@SinisterSi718113

7 жыл бұрын

Midnight Williams Did you even listen to the video.

@hulkcrusher69

7 жыл бұрын

If kindness makes us friends, let compassion make us kin. Dont let us get lost in the numbers again. llness is illness, sometimes the cost to heal it is an ear willing to listen, sometimes a shoulder volunteering to be a crutch.... I was in the same boat as you, suicidal. My brother jumped off a bridge while drunk, probably thinking it was like a swimming pool. Everyone around me was dying or leaving me. And I was suicidal for a long time, til one day I met a beautiful girl in which has been my friend for 7 years now. She saved my life, made me feel as if my life meant something. She listened to my pain, gave me her shoulder to stand on.. And if you'd like, I could be that for you. Sometimes, just talking to someone about your struggles takes so much weight off your shoulders.

@poe3man394

7 жыл бұрын

+hulkcrusher69 that was nice ;-)

I'm really upset that this video isn't 1 second shorter...

@GalaxyWhimsy

8 жыл бұрын

youtube tends to add a second upon upload. Idk why

@kiraorlitzky6367

7 жыл бұрын

same

@watzittooya428

7 жыл бұрын

Sarah Fullerton okay I'm not the only one who noticed

@danyourman9

7 жыл бұрын

i think it was supposed to be one second longer than the title for a reason. Maybe to signify moving on? eh, idk. im just here to enjoy the poetry

Iv'e listened to this at least 10 times already. Thank you.

Shane your work always hit me like a blow to the chest. I crumple and weep. Then a feeling like I'm hollow finds me and I can almost hear the drip as it fills back up. Your led me to speak about my feelings and diverted my path to death. You've made me believe: I can be a shelter in a storm and ally to those in need. for all that Thank you p.s its really hard to listen to your poetry in public.

Omg man this brings back feels...You have a beautiful voice

I am deeply in love with my native language (German) and it is hard for me to grab the beauty of a non native language. Like that deep thrill, that emotional drive only English can create. In so easy but so passionated ways. This man thought me to read and to hear, to understand and to love it.

You're the best Shane, thank you for bringing attention to this

The weight we hold on our shoulders may be invisible but it still tips us over the edge.

Shane! Love your work brother :)

@idontwantacupcake2707

8 жыл бұрын

H

Thank you

Shane thanks for your great poetry it is the best I have heard since I first listened to poetry powerful stuff you're awesome

This was amazing! I work in a group home and I think I am going to show this to the people I work with. Sometimes we forget that mental health is just as important as physical health. I am always asking my kids at work how they are doing and I keep telling them they can always talk to me about anything. If you are open to talk about Mental health and just listen youth tend to want to speak. We just have to listen and not just sit there. We have to actively listen to them. Mental Health isn't a taboo subject we should be able to talk about it.

Thank you.

Another great selection of words to add to my collection of thoughts. I look forward eagerly to your next show of poetic stature. Keep up the good work.

This is absolutely outstanding.

We just had a Suicide Prevention talk in GSA today and funnily enough, the president of the club decide to play "To This Day" for us and I got really excited. It's nice to see this poem.

Thank you, thank you. I am terrified I am going to lose the mediocre care I get now, because then what? It's like they just want us to go away, disappear, leave the state so we are off their budget and on some place else's. I would if I could but I don't see how it would make any difference at all. Illness is illness. Mine is chronic, with a chance of terminal, and living where I do - they want us gone even if it's death, suicide by blade, or tall building or cop. I promised my dog I won't, but it's still so hard.

This one really hit me. Thank you for this, Shane. Amazing as always

You done did it again. You make hard truths beautiful to the ear. Turning ideas people shove into boxes on shelves into pieces of art to be shared with the world. Thank you.

Your voice is one of the most comforting, and one of the best things to hear for me. I enjoy it and your work very much!

I needed this so much today...thank you.

HIs work with The Short Story Long is amazing, as all of his poems are, but the ones without music, especially this one, are so raw and heart wrenching. Absolutely amazing!

My inspiration to want to be a poet! You are beyond amazing ❤️

Love you Shane. Thank you for helping me smile again.

this poem is amazing and it really touched me, keep up these amazing poems

You are so talented, thank you for your words.may you be blessed!!

Once again, the beauty of your words come through as a magnificent poem. Love your work and always will. You are amazing, thank you for everything.

thank you so much

I absolutely love all of your poems, they are so inspiring and touching.

Shane koyczan you are an amazing man. Thank you for your words of wisdom and experience.

I have been a long time fan, and your spoken truth is what helps me keep going. I used to write like this, before all the drugs Ive had to take for 20+ yrs stopped my muse from speaking. If I wasnt so shy & self conscious, this is my dream job, to have the power to move ppl like you do. I now struggle to survive each day, hoping maybe some day I can get to a place where I can hope for a life instead of a pointless, hopeless existence waiting to die likely before I ever escape here...

Powerful. Thank you.

You make me feel so much. You are one of a kind. The world needs more Shane Koyczan.

this and to this day by you are my favourites. they just speak to me.

Thank you, Shane. I appreciate you so much.

Beautiful piece. You are such an inspiration for my own spoken word poetry. 💓

Thank you for using your voice to speak for us who got lost in the numbers.

Great job again. So glad you uploaded. I love your poems

Shane! So so happy to see you uploading again! We need more fine poetry like this!

I first herd of you with a while back eversince ive been in love with your work and it definitely played a role on myself for that i thank you

Magnificent as always. You're helping so many people, Shane. Best wishes to you and your endeavors.

As someone who has experienced mental illness and the problems they bring, I thank you Shane. It's difficult seeing the ones you love suffer, but far worse when there's no wounds to be seen and no easy way out. One in five is definitely too much

So glad you posted today :) love your work!

Immidiately added this to my favorites. Your way with words is just so powerful I don't need to see anything to understand what you mean

"People are not a price to be weighed against your budget" PREACH IT YOU GORGEOUS GORGEOUS MAN

I thought you weren't posting anymore????? Huh Welp. Really really glad you are. Love you

I completely agree. mental health should be treated properly. its a serious problem when people of power try and use your problems to make money.

You bring the words we need. as always love the poem.

love your work shane! the first poem i ever listened to was "to this day" i have re-listened to it dozens of times since i found it a year and a half ago

This is so important.

Amazing as always💕💕💕

Wow... Just Wow! Amazing as always!

love your work

@georginanell

8 жыл бұрын

Wow!!!! Who knew 12 YEAR OLDS like poetry! Thanks for sharing that with us!!

@MattysEdits

8 жыл бұрын

nice to you on the good stuff so young

@jonathancarter5120

8 жыл бұрын

+beef and cheese I do not believe he was being sarcastic...

@brisbreathing

8 жыл бұрын

+Jonathan Carter Oh okay I wasn't sure because that would have been really mean lol

@olROBLOXlo

8 жыл бұрын

she was making fun of how he added "and I am 12"

You've changed my life and I swear o wouldn't still be here if it weren't for you. Thank you so much xx

Absolutely Amazing.

I.... I needed this video I'm currently in the ICU after a failed suicide attempt and idk something about this video comforts the devaluing of using death statistics as numbers makes me feel less of another loss cause thank you Shane

Thank you! I really needed to hear this.

Thank you, Shane. This is amazing

this is amazing Shane! I love you and your work so much you're my favorite poet

Love you're work

You are a beautiful person inside and out. you have helped me through everything and I treasure you for that. Thank you 😌

I was so happy when I saw he had posted this. I'm glad you took the time to write this. It was needed, and it was wonderful. Well done Shane :)

My best friend, who I have known for years, lives in Canada, and as a kid, he was seriously depressed and suicidal. I love your work so much, I found you this October, and I have a disorder, in which it's almost impossible to cry... but for the first time in years, I had cried. Your stories are touching, and so relatable, to the point that I want to give you a hug... so I could see that other side of me. Thank you for your dedication, and service. I know the chances of you reading this is about equal to my level of self-esteem. (extremely low) But even though it took me a few minutes to type an unimportant comment, it was worth every single second. Thank you so much.

You're the reason I want to become an English teacher. You're how I sleep on bad nights, you're an inspiration to me.

Never clicked on a video so fast!! Love your stuff lad!!

thank you for this gorgeous work of art

Your poems give me chills, they're truly amazing.

Spoken like a true hero.

Thanks you.

I needed to hear this, listening to your spoken word poetry makes me feel like everything is going to be alright. Thanks Shane c:

I love this so much. lit up my day. please keep up the amazing work, shane.

SHANE you! are my FAVORITE POET, i LOVE all your poems notably 'to this day' but its absolutly dreadful to know that you have not realesed anything in 7months...I fell in love with poetry the first time i heard you at that talent show and i wanna hear more mate. -A fan

Amazing work Shane!

You're words are powerful. You're thoughts are strong. You're message is true. All your work is spoken from the heart, and we can hear it in your voice. Don't ever stop being an inspiration to every wondering ear. keep it up 👍

this poem helped me so much, thank you.

Every time ppl learn about poetry imma jus tell them all teachers, students.. to listen to Shane, especially To This Day.. I still listen to that *To This Day* because I can relate to everything he freakin says.. ya that's sad but it's true and the last message is something I always needed and I'm still going thro crap and i still need that message.. I swear if my teacher didn't listen to that to this day poem she missed out on something beautiful and something everyone needs to hear...

not even 30 seconds into the poem and I feel like crying because your voice brings back so many heartaches that your poems helped stop hurting

You're an amazing writer thank you for sharing your talent ❤️

I love what you do and I too agree. +1 subscriber!

seriously every peice of this guys work blows my mind it's amazing.

I'm very glad I can live in a world where this man exists. His poems are truly amazing and deserve to be shouted from the rooftops until the whole world can hear and think about what they've done.

Thank you for this

Beautiful voice to match the equally beautiful poetry 👌🏼

thank you!

Bless you.

I just want to say that as a poet myself, you have been my biggest inspiration since I discovered your work. My teacher introduced me to your pieces and I absolutely love each one. You're my hero and always will be.

R.I.P Jeff Howard ... 9/9/16 ... sometimes the biggest smiles hide most sorrow... I love ya bud, I miss you terribly

#shaneKoyczan Another touching poem, great job from the comox valley!

Shane I'm so glad you posted again you're an inspiration and you saved my life with "To This Day" and for that i am forever grateful. You're one of the few people who aren't afraid to talk about real issues such as depression, bullying, and suicide. Without your poems, I probably wouldn't be here anymore, so I say thank you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart and I hope one day you read this.

this is absolutely breathtaking