"Gravity will not be Held Responsible for People Falling in Love"

If you've had your first kiss I doubt you remember what he or she tasted like. Shane Koyczan reveals that he does not simply memorize his poems, instead he recalls a memory in his mind and remembers through association that the first girl he ever kissed tasted like tomatoes and the second girl tasted like pepper. He then delves into a comedic story about his first date and how he went over dressed. Each story that he tells links seamlessly with the previous. The attached video clip doesn't show Shane Koyczan himself, but I still felt moved by his words, even though I could not see his expressions. Through his amazing talent with words I felt that somehow Shane Koyczan had a memory of me somewhere in his mind. As usual there was a dark side of this poem which leaps out in contrast to the cheery majority when he recalls a man in a brown car, in which I could only assume to be a memory of an attempted kidnapping. The added spice of darkness that seem to be a common trait in Mr. Koyczan's work make each poem particularly captivating and always leave me with anticipation of his next poem. His dark musings remind me that his life has had plenty of lows to each of its highs and I can relate to that. I enjoyed the conclusion of the poem "Inside a black hole I wanted to grow tomatoes," I believe he was saying that he would love the girl that tasted like tomatoes forever because "time slows near a black hole".