Rupi Kaur Performs "vacation"
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0:00 - 0:02Hi, everyone.
My name is Rupi Kaur, -
0:02 - 0:04and I'm reading
from my first book of poems, -
0:04 - 0:06called "Milk and Honey."
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0:06 - 0:10The poem is called "Vacation,"
on page 97. -
0:10 - 0:13did you think I was a city
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0:13 - 0:16big enough for a weekend getaway
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0:16 - 0:18i am the town surrounding it
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0:18 - 0:22the one you've never heard of
but always pass through -
0:22 - 0:25there are no neon lights here
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0:25 - 0:29no skyscrapers or statues
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0:29 - 0:31but there is thunder
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0:31 - 0:34for I make bridges tremble
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0:34 - 0:36i am not street meat
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0:36 - 0:37i am homemade jam
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0:37 - 0:39thick enough to cut
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0:39 - 0:43the sweetest thing
your lips will touch -
0:43 - 0:45i am not police sirens
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0:45 - 0:49i am the crackle of a fireplace
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0:49 - 0:49I could burn you
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0:49 - 0:52and you still wouldn't
take your eyes off of me -
0:52 - 0:57cause i would look so beautiful
doing it -
0:57 - 0:59you'd blush
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0:59 - 1:01i am not a hotel room
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1:01 - 1:02i am home
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1:02 - 1:04i'm not the whiskey you want
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1:04 - 1:06i'm the water you need
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1:06 - 1:09so don't come here
with expectations -
1:09 - 1:13and try to make a vacation
out of me
- Title:
- Rupi Kaur Performs "vacation"
- Description:
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Rupi Kaur performs a poem from her collection "milk and honey" while backstage at The Tonight Show.
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Rupi Kaur Performs "vacation"
http://www.youtube.com/fallontonight - Video Language:
- English
- Duration:
- 01:23
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