Darius Simpson & Scout Bostley - Lost Voices

Darius Simpson & Scout Bostley, performing at CUPSI 2015 in Richmond, VA.

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[alexxisdaniel]

"we have two different wounds and looking at yours does nothing to heal mine" constant chills tho.

[MsSweety]

"but to tell me you know my pain
is to stab yourself in the leg
cause you saw me get shot
we have two different wounds
and looking at yours does nothing to heal mine"
this is so good

[niky]

"the problem with speaking up for each other is that everyone is left without a voice."

[maureenkanayo]

The point wasn't to say not to speak up for each other, but when a man speaks up for a woman it isn't for him to say he understands what woman go through, and not to put his experiences in the same categories as her. Because they are differ t types of wounds. Same as when a white person and black person are talking about racial issues. It isn't about who has gone through the most pain, it's just about understanding each other's issues. No need to compare the struggles, we all go through them.

[sarahhipps]

As a black woman, I nodded the entire time. AWESOME

[thegamer]

"Do you know what it feels like to be black? To pop lock your way in and out of hugs, it is not a problem you want to sympathize, but to tell me you know my pain is to stab yourself in the leg cause you saw me get shot. We have two different wounds and looking at yours does nothing to heal mine."

I had to pause the video after that cause it hit so hard.

[smokedks]

"You speak to know pain you only fathom because we told you it was there. You know nothing of silence, until someone who can not know your pain tells you how to fix it."

[ButtonPoetry]

For those of you who have requested it, we now have closed captioning up on the video!

[VipulJain]

Neither black, nor a woman, but goosebumps!!! Bravo both of you.

[ilmitabassum]

2:41 “The problem with speaking up for each other is that everyone is left without a voice.”

[ivyleetaa]

i come back to this poem quite often. often i’ll feel hopeless, but every time i hear this it reminds me i shouldn’t sit on the sidelines.

[jessiepearson]

This made me feel so powerful and motivated. I cried a little too

[crimsonsky]

"I am black and bold and beautiful by nature..." I loved that, that was powerful.

[hadlierose]

Today is the last day of my academic writing class and my instructor showed us this. MY INSTRUCTOR IS SCOUT BOSTLEY, THE GIRL IN THIS VIDEO. I felt like I was meeting a celebrity, this is so cool.

[eyesthatroll]

here from tiktok and so godamm happy i found this, so powerful

[cleopatrakopaopa]

Powerful. "We have two different wounds, and looking at yours does nothing to heal mine.”

[ashleymarie]

As a young poet, I come to this channel for inspiration and for clarification on things I don't quite understand. This channel has opened so many doors for me and its clarified so many struggles that many face. As a girl, I can only relate to one part of this poem since I am not black. But both parts still hit home. 
I look forward to viewing more poetry on this channel. 
Thank you for inspiring a girl who lost her way
but found herself in her own words.

[izzyyjh]

i love that tiktok is bringing this back

[patriciaccorrea]

"You speak to know pain you only fathom because we told you it was there." the most moving words I have ever heard in my entire life. Every single time I watch this, and it is often, the line gives me chills. Every single time I have to pause and think about that line.

[grumpymurf]

It’s been 5 years sense this was written and it still applies today nothing has changed