![]() ![]() ![]() Technically and semantically, the question is answered, but the reader needs to discover its meaning on their own. “Because / you wouldn’t let me / love both of us / at the same time,” he writes. Francisco wants the reader to sit with his work, to remember the lines and to chew on them over and over until they are soft enough to swallow.įrancisco wastes no space on his pages, incorporating the titles of the pieces into many of his works, like “Why did you leave?” The lines answer the question posed in the title. The work is easy to read, but meaning is not as easily accessible as the words themselves. The collection alternates between inspiring and damning - but despite their simplicity, all of the poems in “Helium” pack a punch. Francisco’s piece “Scars/To the New Boyfriend” has amassed almost 1.7 million views on YouTube. This is the debut collection from Francisco, who has previously found fame as a spoken-word poet and has performed alongside artists Jordin Sparks and Gladys Knight, among others. This is the opening line to the opening poem, “Good Morning,” from “Helium” by Rudy Francisco. ![]() “Get out of bed / The day has been / Asking about you.” ![]()
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