My favorite part of the poem is when Phil is saying "you are beautiful" over and over, but by the end Sarah is able to say it without him. Love brings out the best in us, love helps us love ourselves.

@maysa1368

3 жыл бұрын

thank you for this new perspective, wow. i've listened to this countless times but i always interpreted it as phil being tired of telling her how beautiful she was, yk, that he kinda gave up on that but this perspective changed the whole poem for me

@mia-saraking5479

3 жыл бұрын

Oh there are so many interpretations of this part! I always thought that by the end Phil was the one who needed to hear " you are beautiful"

@ckvisions7991

2 жыл бұрын

I came here just to see thoughts on this part I wondered why he paused thank you for this

"Maybe love stays- Maybe love cant" Knife to the heart.

@emmansulit5376

8 жыл бұрын

dayumm

@poopmaster13

8 жыл бұрын

+Softbaallover07 Maybe love shouldn't is even worse. Shitty concept.

@roga5997

8 жыл бұрын

Maybe it shouldn't

@muizzy

5 жыл бұрын

@@poopmaster13 Why a shitty concept?

@senti.pandora

4 жыл бұрын

@@muizzy bcz he is poop master...

I don't think they're lovers. They're too close for that. A Jewish-Japanese American and a Japanese-Jewish American with the same verbal cadence and profound sense of perspective. I think Kay and Kaye are two halves of a whole. Must be incredible to have a friend like that.

@GuillermoLamphar

10 жыл бұрын

I agree.

@peterpansplayground

4 жыл бұрын

try watching their origin story. :)

@lilhinata_02

3 жыл бұрын

They wrote a whole poem about it. Phils married

@arianam4127

2 жыл бұрын

twin flames?

@kyleemeg2171

Жыл бұрын

Maybe he’s the boy with the hemp necklace and she’s the girl with the tight French braid….

"Thank you for stopping by." That last line gives me chills every time I watch this video..

@malfoyblackery4722

7 жыл бұрын

I cry at this a lot

@starvader5130

7 жыл бұрын

yesss I totally agree!!~

@kentjaspertimbang9017

7 жыл бұрын

same :(((

@mrchao2

7 жыл бұрын

I was just about to post that until i saw yours. So simple but it encompasses so much emotion.

@TheGouba100

4 жыл бұрын

Hunter Furr thanks for the great message

And love will tell you you are beautiful and mean it, over and over again. “You are beautiful.” When you first wake up, “you are beautiful.” When you’ve just been crying, “you are beautiful.” When you don’t want to hear it, “you are beautiful.” When you don’t believe it, “you are beautiful.” When nobody else will tell you, “you are beautiful.” Love still thinks you are beautiful. But love is not perfect and will sometimes forget, when you need to hear it most, you are beautiful, do not forget this.

@laurentiak3109

9 жыл бұрын

Aww thank you greynad ♡

@laurentiak3109

9 жыл бұрын

You are beautiful too koala poo

@alitahiri7368

9 жыл бұрын

laurentia K So this is all what you've learned from this ? This is all what you've seen ? I mean this proves a lot, not only you, but those who wrote this poem too. You see, love isn't about look, this proves that you are all shallow (I'm not judging you but this is what you can deduce) . I believe that love is the fact that you are ready to support and stand by someone, make him smile, make him laugh, be that positive energy in his life like he is to yours, make him happy regardless of the way he looks. They pictured love as a person, well, I'm afraid it's not. Hope you get my message.

@laurentiak3109

9 жыл бұрын

This poem can have many interpretations, maybe that's your opinion ,but in my opinion, beautiful here is not a matter of a mere appearance but its the whole person, what makes them beautiful to you, and you tell them, and you let them know i am actually kind a surprise that from this beautiful poem i have quoted, you calling me shallow, based on your non judgmental deduction of course. ,

@unicornprincessxx

9 жыл бұрын

Ali Tahiri beauty does not only have to be skin deep, being beautiful does not make one shallow, and calling someone that you don't know, shallow, is judging them. Being ready to support someone and being there for them is beautiful but beautiful in a different sense. Do not be so closed minded as to think that words only have one meaning.

"love arrives exactly when love is supposed to, and love leaves exactly when love must. when love arrives say welcome, make yourself comfortable, if love leaves ask her to leave the door open behind her"

@shalimarlake7852

8 жыл бұрын

Must*, not should

@nesmaibrahim56

7 жыл бұрын

Fav part

@CamilaOlvera

7 жыл бұрын

Shalimar Lake I love the way he kinda whistles in that exact word. 😍

This made me cry. "love comes exactly when its supposed to. love leaves exactly when it musts"

This is absolutely my favorite poem of all time. Hands down.

@khushigupta9103

3 жыл бұрын

Same here. I watch this every day idk why

I listened to this at age 13 and I’m back at age 22. So good.

@2GoatsInATrenchCoat

8 ай бұрын

wow, that's amazing! we're the same age (23 now) and listened to this poem around the same time. I think I was 12 because I remember that the video had just been posted when I first saw it, and it says it's 11 years old now. Nice to see someone who this resonated with at the exact same age!

“listen to the quiet” is my favorite line in this entire poem because I always forget that there may be times where I’m lonely or by myself for a bit. I forget to take a break from relationships-romantic or platonic- and really just relish in quiet moments where I have time to think. this poem is literally genius and I find myself coming back to it every day. thank you, sarah and phil.

The last lines always make me cry. Especially now that I'm torn between "I should have known better" and "Thank you for stopping by."

I just realized this, and I know they aren't dating but if you listen to their poem "An origin story" it says how he lived in California and she live in NYC and it this poem she says "maybe love is in New York asleep and you're in California wide awake"

@CamilaOlvera

7 жыл бұрын

Kiera Luv OMG it's true! y love them as a couple... wish they were dating, they're mi fake OTP. hahaha

@sierralongname5301

7 жыл бұрын

what IS their relationship?

@hannahlung

7 жыл бұрын

watch their poem "an origin story"!

@senti.pandora

4 жыл бұрын

@@sierralongname5301 friends bro true frds

Kids should be told fairy tale stories that include this kind of stuff too.

@devashreek8174

2 жыл бұрын

Well said!

When Love Arrives (Transcript of Sarah Kay & Phil Kaye's spoken word poetry) BOTH: I knew exactly what love looked like- in seventh grade. SARAH: Even though I hadn’t met love yet, if love had wandered into my homeroom I would’ve recognized him at first glance. Love wore a hemp necklace. PHILIP: I would’ve recognized her at first glance, love wore a tight french braid. S: Love played acoustic guitar and knew all my favorite Beatles songs. P: Love wasn’t afraid to ride the bus with me. B: And I knew, S: I just must be searching the wrong classrooms, P: just must be checking the wrong hallways, she was there, I was sure of it. S: If only I could find him. B: But when love finally showed up, P: she had a bowl cut. S: He wore the same clothes every day for a week. P: Love hated the bus. S: Love didn’t know anything about The Beatles. B: Instead, P: every time I try to kiss love, B: our teeth got in the way. S: Love became the reason I lied to my parents. P: I’m going to- Ben’s house. S: Love had terrible rhythm on the dance floor, but made sure we never missed a slow song. P: Love waited by the phone because she knew that if her father picked up it would be: S: “Hello? Hello? *heavy breathing* I guess they hung up.” P: And love grew, S: stretched like a trampoline. P: Love changed. S: Love disappeared, slowly, like baby teeth, losing parts of me I thought I needed. P: Love vanished like an amateur magician, and everyone could see the trapdoor but me. S: Like a flat tire, there were other places I had planned on going, B: but my plans didn’t matter. S: Love stayed away for years, and when love finally reappeared, I barely recognized him. P: Love smelled different now, had darker eyes, S: a broader back, love came with freckles I didn’t recognize. P: New birthmarks, a softer voice. S: Now there were new sleeping patterns, P: new favorite books. S: Love had songs that reminded him of someone else, P: songs love didn’t like to listen to. B: So did I. P: But we found a park bench that fit us perfectly, S: we found jokes that make us laugh. P: And now, love makes me fresh homemade chocolate chip cookies. S: But love will probably finish most of them for a midnight snack. P: Love looks great in lingerie but still likes to wear her retainer. S: Love is a terrible driver, but a great navigator. P: Love knows where she’s going, it just might take her two hours longer than she planned. S: Love is messier now, P: not as simple. S: Love uses the words “boobs” in front of my parents. P: Love chews too loud. S: Love leaves the cap off the toothpaste. P: Love uses smiley faces in her text messages. S: And turns out, B: love shits! S: But love also cries. And love will tell you you are beautiful P: and mean it, S: over and over again. P: You are beautiful. S: When you first wake up, P: “you are beautiful.” S: When you’ve just been crying, P: “you are beautiful.” S: When you don’t want to hear it, P: “you are beautiful.” S: When you don’t believe it, P: “you are beautiful.” S: When nobody else will tell you, P: “you are beautiful.” S: Love still thinks - you are beautiful. P: But love is not perfect and will sometimes forget, S: when you need to hear it most, B: you are beautiful, S: do not forget this. P: Love is not who you were expecting, love is not what you can predict. S: Maybe love is in New York City, already asleep, and you are in California, Australia, wide awake. Maybe love is always in the wrong time zone, P: maybe love is not ready for you. Maybe you are not ready for love. S: Maybe love just isn’t the marrying type. P: Maybe the next time you see love is twenty years after the divorce, love looks older now, but just as beautiful as you remembered. S: Maybe love is only there for a month. P: Maybe love is there for every firework, every birthday party, every hospital visit. S: Maybe love stays- P: maybe love can’t. B: Maybe love shouldn't. P: Love arrives exactly when love is supposed to, and love leaves exactly when love must. S: When love arrives, say, B: “Welcome. Make yourself comfortable.” P: If love leaves, ask her to leave the door open behind her. S: Turn off the music, listen to the quiet, P: whisper, B: “Thank you. Thank you for stopping by.”

@mckennadenton3709

8 жыл бұрын

+Debjyoti Mitra THANK YOU

@rimmarafosala4010

8 жыл бұрын

thanks 😄

@isbahiqbal372

8 жыл бұрын

thnx

@pallavidas6353

7 жыл бұрын

thank you for taking the trouble to write this entire piece down..

@punya1621

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks

ive been listening to this again and again over the past few months because i need it thank you

"maybe love stays. maybe love can't. maybe love shouldn't." breaks my heart...

'Maybe love stays, maybe love can't, maybe love shouldn't' these few lines are very real and very true!

"Maybe love is always in the wrong time zone..."

I remember first hearing this in 12th grade creative writing. I thought it was sweet, and wanted the experiences that would allow for me to feel this and understand it, so badly. Here I am, eight or so years later, the words just sort of wondered back into my head earlier today. It's all so true, every word.

@natattacc99

2 жыл бұрын

I felt this.

maybe love stays maybe love can't maybe love shouldn't maybe it's mabelline

@zoemcgonnell5180

7 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@eidothea

6 жыл бұрын

Hahahaaaa!

@mykomendoza3863

5 жыл бұрын

Texts you can hear. 🤣

@barkhasingh757

4 жыл бұрын

😆😆😆😆

@drlott1

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂 I didn't expect that. I thought you were being serious lol

Am I the only one who tears up everytime they listen to this

"Love disappeared, slowly, like baby teeth, losing parts of me I thought I needed."

@kimsarmiento5887

10 жыл бұрын

loved that line

Maybe love shouldn't.

@anshthakur5740

9 жыл бұрын

Explain plz

@MISSYEYALOVESU

8 жыл бұрын

Ansh Thakur It's in the poem 😅

love disappeared. like baby-teeth. Losing parts of me, I thought i needed.

@sunshine11900

7 жыл бұрын

This part stood out to me too.

Thank you for stopping by.

"Maybe loves stays." "Maybe love can't." This is fantastic. I started crying right there.

I love it so much, always helps me feel something when I think I wanna feel numb.

@horsecrazy2266

8 жыл бұрын

Dominique Sweeney There's a really cool ted talk on that.. If you want I can post the link. Numbness, I mean

@dominique4432

8 жыл бұрын

Yes please!

"Love arrives exactly when love is supposed to. And love leaves exactly when love must. When love arrives, say, "Welcome, make your self comfortable." If love leaves, ask her to leave the door open behind her."

I pretty much bombarded the like button by the "You are beautiful part" and I didn't realise I already pressed it a dozen times.

I know every word to this poem because I've read it and heard it so many times.

Two years since I first watched this, still as lovely as the first time...

Saw this 2 years ago and thought it was beautiful. But 2 years later, I experienced so many things that were in the poetry and I can say, love truly changes you. You can only understand when you go through these things...

it's 2017 and i'm still in love with this poem

@libertybrown1346

5 жыл бұрын

Its 2019 and I'm still in love with this poem

@Breakability

3 жыл бұрын

Chiming in from 2021. I will carry this poem with me for years to come

@ramondbenitez8844

2 жыл бұрын

2022 and it’s still amazing

@noor23750

Жыл бұрын

It's 30 dec 2022 and am in love with this poem 🌹

@ManuArtis606

Жыл бұрын

It's 2023 and this poem still brings me joy

Ok I don't want to lose my ManCard for saying this, but I feel the need to. This. Was. Beautiful.

@rubyreloaded9371

7 жыл бұрын

Fuck the 'ManCard'. Let me feel feelings.

@mathridha

5 жыл бұрын

Get a HumanCard and ditch the other one.

@josiahmacchi4859

3 жыл бұрын

fellas is it gay to have emotions

@mash9415

2 жыл бұрын

here have your mancard back it now says "man who can appreciate beauty" card

@malissahyatt2425

2 жыл бұрын

All of everybody's cards are good here. ❤💛💚💙💜

“Thank you for stopping by”… that never fails to break me 🥹

Damn this is so accurate.

"Maybe love stays. Maybe love can't. Maybe love shouldn't."

their voices are mesmerizing.

they are the reason i started writing poetry

I first saw this performance soon after it was posted and I was 12 years old. At the time, I thought I was aromantic and I always hated romance in stories. But this poem stuck with me and I kept returning to it. Now I'm 23 and I've experienced love and heartbreak and healing for myself after a 4 year relationship, and 2 years alone after that. I'm returning to this poem and I finally realize why I loved it even though I hated romance in most other media. It's because it's a realistic, honest take on love. The other stuff isn't believable. This is exactly what love is like - like something you'd never expect. And it's a breath of fresh air to see the idea that you should be thankful that the relationship happened when you break up, rather than being angry or hateful. In most cases, your ex partner isn't a villain. They're human. So thanks for informing my perspective for 11 years and counting, now

They are amazing.

@carsonh7326

3 жыл бұрын

They truly are.

If you are still watching this, my love, thank you for stopping by.

HOW COULD I NOT SHIP YOU TWO

@Brainysaxophonist

9 жыл бұрын

Cherizh Joane Calantoc Um...not to rain on your parade but they're siblings...

@mollyy66

9 жыл бұрын

Christine Le no they arent, watch their origin story.

@Usurperking

9 жыл бұрын

Christine Le /watch?v=esgfG3BoAPc

@Healthyrunningworld

6 жыл бұрын

Nope. They're married.

@Healthyrunningworld

6 жыл бұрын

Jkjk. You wish though.

thank you for stopping by. i feel so much better

I've been watching this every few months for the past two years now and it continues to be, not only relevant, but sends me the same chills from the first time I watched it. Not to mention the fact that it always brings a smile to my face.

"And whisper, thank you, for stopping by" I cry each time I listen to this and I am so stupidly excited to watch them perform next month

That '' thank you for stoping by''. I felt that.

When this was first posted, I was a teenager. It felt so accurate to every experience I knew. Now, in my twenties, I still identify with every word. But it feels different. New loves. It feels sweet, and beautiful, remembering. And it hurts, the same amount. But differently. So grateful to always have this poem to express how I'm feeling, despite my own personal growth. It's a classic.

I literally cried

I love almost everything they had to say in their beautiful poem....until the end. I do not know that I can, or would want to accept, a love that is transitory, finite, a love that will flutter away and leave me alone again. I have never really agreed with the concept that "it is better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all." I'm not sure that that is really true. It is horrible to never have loved, to never have BEEN loved. But to finally have that, and then lose it again? To be all alone again? That would be a pain far worse than being alone in the first place ever could be...

@IfrahAhmad

8 жыл бұрын

+poopmaster13 I agree with you. I do not understand the beauty of trying to cherish something that cannot last, because then one is constantly on a search for this 'love', and is never truly satisfied because it does not stay.

@veduh

8 жыл бұрын

I think the point of this, is that love comes in different ways. Sometimes the love that one may experience is only for a short time, and that it is okay because love can exist again, because love itself is constant, we just don't recognize it until it's in a body we are attracted to. Love, itself isn't finite, the vessel that it comes in, comparability with you, could be finite.

@veduh

8 жыл бұрын

*compatibility

@ordinarytree4678

8 жыл бұрын

+poopmaster13 Nothing lasts forever, its the nature of the universe. It matters not if you accept it, it is fact.

@poopmaster13

8 жыл бұрын

Noah MacGillivray Thanks Yoda.

I listen to this poem when I'm heart broken. This is the first time I really don't feel like I have anything to thank this dude's time in my life for.

"losing parts of me i thought i needed"

This poem was both the male and female perspective of growing up on the topic of love. Sarah talked about the women side of love and how the experiences they have had together have made what love is to her. Phil talks of the parts of the male side. They both are different but the same. They both describe how different and how random love may be. They talk over each other and with each other at the same time. The emphasis or most important parts were said together.

I have watched thiss manny times, but having now watched it again for the first time in months: I feel like crying. normally it's so beautiful to listen to, but this time it just got me for some strange reason. minor detail: I am single and have been for nearly 18 years now so this doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

@samv31260

7 жыл бұрын

Love comes in various forms. It may not be as a significant other. Stop trying to look for a certain type of love, and open your eyes to the love that's surrounding you. Maybe then you will find what you long for

@ebonywilson24

7 жыл бұрын

samv31260 wise words.

@baijayantighosh4391

7 жыл бұрын

+samv31260 well said :)

_Love shits._

@carolynthreats1966

10 жыл бұрын

nicely done!!

"Love is not perfect and will sometimes forget" Amazing

From the first time I saw this even up to now in my late 20s, no other poem has ever hit me in such a primal way. Lizard brain, gut, and even the useless parts of my brain get railroaded into a swirl of short bursts of complete bliss, heartache, denouement, and unwavering hope. Hope for the day that I can feel this very same blend of raw emotions with someone who I truly love. May be the one I have in mind when they are (or I am) ready someday, but Love is fickle like that, especially if it was in front of you for so long and either it moved on or just wants to be sure that I can prove it while being responsible enough to maintain it with them. As a more recently discovered Aspie, I can look back now and see how the real thing had eluded me so much my whole life. Not because I was undeserving of it but because I never saw it in front of me or even could drop the “passing as Normal” act long enough to express it in a way that would be unique to me and how I think/act. Love was a lot of things to me at our first meeting, but I didn’t see them as such until I grew enough to kill my pride and see it unfiltered; themself growing apart and sowing resentment and possibly a hatred. Whichever the case, I can’t help but feel it’s still got me in mind...Magical Thinking not withstanding. This condition has allowed me to see, feel, and understand at a disproportionate pace; it being partially why I am so far away from the “Normal” I once strove to achieve, but as much as I hate and curse it...it gave me an equally extreme inverse in which I grow smarter, socially and otherwise, through my Intuition (Gut Feelings and Hunches) and Trial & Error. Love is one such thing. It’s at once complex, labyrinthine, childish, and overtly optimistic even in the face of the impossible...but I want to believe that I am deserving of the Love I dream about same as anyone else. Like anything, it takes work, doubly (perhaps triple) for the way my brain is wired. But Love, as these two put it, is where it should be and is in the moments that matter most to those around you. You can feel it somehow...and when you do, you know it’s a r’aison d’etre for whoever shared it with the world. If I want it to come from within more often, I have to be better about being kind to myself and others will feel it. It should be unconditional, but it isn’t if it doesn’t apply to oneself. For now, I have to trust Love to be having their best life while I work through the vacuum of their absence and restore what once was before I let them embody it. I’ll never find it in myself to hate them for showing me how I could be treated with patience, kindness, and faith then inverted it as the last few years of the decade their presence occupied came and went. I’m all the better for it and I want...no...need to remember how I used to love myself until they wandered in when others had to work for it but come up short. I just hope you’re loving yourself more than everyone else is and can manage once they fade into the aether, Love. You’re infinitely worth it. I’ll always love you, but I have work to do. Just take care of yourself and I will work on doing the same. I Love You and I always will. 🙈

Love disappeared, slowly, like baby teeth, losing parts of me I thought I needed :)

@pafarillosjoker6231

9 жыл бұрын

sarah kay's voice is so smooth i could be listening to her day and night

This is so true and meaningful it needs to be posted in high-school to all teens today!

@elenedoucet1532

10 жыл бұрын

More like everyone needs to see this :) Old or young, love has no age.

Sarah and Phil have such beautiful soft voices! I love!

@ezrouwuowo4781

7 жыл бұрын

I agree

Oh God.. Sarah Kay rendered me speechless once again... #SlamPoetry #SarahKay #PhilKaye #poetry #WhenLoveArrives

I first heard this when I was 16 yo. Listening to this again at 25 yo feels so different and familiar at the same time.

Years since I first heard it and it still makes me cry as if I'm hearing it for the first time, each time. 💚

Tears. Tears, tears, tears, so many tears.

The best part 1:59 - 3:16 😍😍 ; but this is probably the best spoken word I've ever seen in my life

Honestly, how can you not love spoken word poetry

One of my faves. 2019 anyone?

This was…exactly what I needed to hear right now. :)

This made me cry. Hit home so hard,

I've watched it 100 times, even if I watch 1000 more, I'll never get tired of it. So beautiful!

Six years!! And everytime I hear it, it seems like a different one..a new interpretation everytime. Just like love. Love arrives differently, stays differently and leaves differently and everytime it leaves you are a different person. May be that's what love is.

I can never get enough of these two.

Their voices are so calming to me

I know perfection doesn't exist in this un-perfect world, but this is the closest to perfection it can possibly get. Makes me cry every time.

The way Phil says "you're beautiful" actually makes me believe in it even if it's only for a minute

"maybe love shouldn't" thank you :)

Maybe love stays- Maybe love can't. Maybe love shouldn't... WOW!

"Maybe love is there for a month.. maybe love stays,maybe love CAN'T..." 👏👏👏

love is hard core: love makes mistakes and you have to sometimes yell at love, and love will yell back saying sorry.. love is amazing.

Just saw them live in Malaysia. WOW, just WOW!

@azreenaariffin6268

9 жыл бұрын

Whaaattt... They were here???

@NinaC

9 жыл бұрын

Azreena Ariffin yes dear! They performed this as the closing. It was phenomenal. They also had a meet and greet and a workshop.

@alexisangulo9357

9 жыл бұрын

AAAHHH!! They're coming here in the Philippines on March 1-March 2 :'D My friend and I already bought tickets. We're soooo exciteeed! How long did the show take? Did they accept gifts in the meet and greet?

@NinaC

9 жыл бұрын

Alexis Angulo oooh enjoy!!!! The show in KL is about 3 hours but there are local poets so 1:30 mins - local poets then 1:30 mins Phil and Kaye. Yeah they accept gifts! And if you have a book you can ask them to sign. You can also buy the book from them if you dont have. The show in KL is really relaxed and not a lot came so maybe that is why they have more time. There are so many empty seats. But I know in Manila it is already sold out! Enjoy!! It was truly a great experience and Im sure you will love it!

@alexisangulo9357

9 жыл бұрын

nina capila Ooohh, nice! 'o' But too bad for the others in your city for missing such a great show. Anyway, Thank you very much for the info! We really can't wait for next week! I should make a fanart :'D The organizers even changed the venue to accommodate more people for the second day (which is farther away from my home than the original venue.. good luck to us with that :)) Thanks again, Nina!

I absolutely LOVE Sarah Kay, she is a great writer and an amazing performer! And Phil Kaye is a nice discovery.

They could make anyone fall in love with poetry.

just the last line "thank you for stopping by" tells everything...a beautiful poem

I enjoyed the spoken word thoroughly. I think of love as a choice. We get to choose the person we love and then we stick to that choice through thick and thin...

For those of you who don't care for the part about love not being able to stay, I would respectfully ask you to consider illness and death. This is a beautiful poem open to as many interpretations as there are audience members and I don't mean to disrespect anyone else's interpretation. I thought that was a rough part, too, especially about the mention of divorce. It seemed fatalistic and cynical to me at first, but I'm old enough now to understand that you really have to be in the right place mentally, emotionally, and sometimes physically and so does the other person for love to really work, and, by the way, love IS work. Sometimes that happens after what you thought was the relationship was over. So many young people rush into marriage because it's what they think they should be doing and they get so caught up in media hype that they don't take the time to (or can't) listen to their own inner voices and take their time. I'm not saying that young love is invalid, I'm just disturbed by the trend of "starter marriages" and "accessory kids." Anyways, my point is, "maybe love can't" reminded me of dear friends, family, even pets, that were absolutely beloved and cherished and felt awful about leaving their loved ones behind, felt guilty for making everyone cry, and on their deathbeds were trying to cheer everyone one else up while they were the ones hooked up to machines and suffering in pain. That's love. Now as for "maybe love shouldn't," I was in a long-distance relationship that we decided would be better as a friendship because the distance was too painful for me. We stayed best friends, communicating often, and years later, something just clicked. The distance was no longer such an insurmountable barrier. One of us is moving and we're going to be married next year. If we hadn't made that mutual decision to give ourselves breathing room and time to feel more stable in our own respective lives, I know I would've been a miserable wreck and possibly made a rash decision that would've made me more miserable and resentful. Sometimes, you really do need to walk away, after all, sorry to be cliche, but, if it's meant to be, it will be. I now have absolute faith in that. Love also has many, many forms. As someone stated, they love their cat, a mother loves her child, absolutely... and teachers love their students, neighbors can love each other, etc. One last comment and then I'll be quiet: I didn't read every comment, but everything I did read was respectful and kind, even if there were dissenting opinions. Thank you for that. The spirit of this poem deserves to be loved (lol) and cherished, not ripped apart by trolls. Thank you sincerely, KZread people, I really mean it. Gives internet cookies to anyone who read this far!!! Thank you Phillip & Sarah!!

I can't stop watching this. They are true artists.

KZread should show how many time have we seen each video, i've seen this one like a million times. I LOVE IT!!

Love isn't perfect, but this poem is.

"And love grew / stretched, like a trampoline / Love changed / Love disappeared. / Slowly, like baby teeth, losing parts of me I thought I needed" There are so many brilliant lines in this brilliant poem

I can't seem to get enough of this. I watch it all the time. It's beautiful.

THIS IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR

Gah when they keep saying beautiful I just started smiling and holding back tears.

The best video I have ever seen...simply amazing

Thank you for stopping by. Gets me everytime!

I watched it for so many times, and I guess I will never get tired of it. Beautiful.

love this

This brought my such clarity and understanding while dealing with my first heartbreak. Thank you so much!

I cannot even handle this!!! I have watched it so many times!!! I am obsessed with these two!!!

this is their best collaboration!!!!