More Slam Poetry

In Creative Writing class, we listened to some slam poetry clips from YouTube to get inspired, and inspired I was.

This one, called "Pretty," really got to me. For a long time, I had depression, mainly due to my overwhelming feelings of insecurity and inadequacy.  It wasn't just about the way I looked, but that was a huge part of it.  I've always been a perfectionist when it comes to things I care about, and I put so much pressure on myself to be better, to be the best I could be, that when I couldn't do it, it broke me down.  It is still a problem for me, but has taken so much hard work to get even to the place I am now.  Katie Makkai's presentation in this video is amazing and inspirational.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6wJl37N9C0&feature=related

I love it when people surprise me by being completely different from how I assume them to be.  Sometimes I unconsciously stereotype people I don't know based on the way they look, but I am usually wrong, and I love finding  someone interesting in  an unexpected place. I don't know if that makes sense, but watch this video and I think you'll see what I mean.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppwowTJg0mI

This was the first one I watched and I still love it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfTa4B7wQ_8

I wish I had that kind of verbal power. Maybe someday.