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The last words of George Floyd

A human being.

Please, please, please
I can’t breathe

My stomach hurts
My neck hurts
Everything hurts

Man, I can’t breathe
I can’t breathe

Imagine if:

George Floyd
Was your child
Your brother
Your father
Or, your friend

And the last words
Your child
Your brother
Your father
Or, your friend spoke

Were:

Please, please, please
I can’t breathe

My stomach hurts
My neck hurts
Everything hurts

Man, I can’t breathe
I can’t breathe

As a man’s knee was pressed against his neck
For eight minutes before his body went limp

And, your child
Your brother
Your father
Or, your friend
A human being

Died.