Hey,man.I'm sorry! I'm sorry,I'm sorry! Please, Mr.Officer. I didn't do nothing. All right.WhatIdothough?WhatwedoMrOfficer? Yes, sir. I'm sorry Thismy friend. I'm sorry, so sorry.Goddangman.Man, got,i shotthesamewayMrOfficer,before. Iam sosorry,Mrofficer.Dangman. Lasttime gotshotlikethatMrOfficer itwasthesamething Yes, sir. Okay, Mr.Officer, please don't shootme. Please, man . I'lllookatyou eye-to-eyeman.Pleasedon'tshootme,man. I justlostmymom ,man. Man, I'm so sorry. Pleasedon'tshootme,Mr.Officer.Please, don'tshootmeman.Please. Can younotshootme,man? Okay, okay, okay. Please. Please, man. Please. Please. I didn'tknow man. I didn'tknow,ididn'tknowMr.Officer. I'm notgoingtodonothing. I'm sorryMr.Officer, On man I'm not getonmykneeswhatever. Ididn't donothingwrongman. Please, please,man. Ouch, ouchman! No, nothing. I'm scared ,man Yes, I was just hooping earlier . Man,allrightletmecalm downnow.I'm feelingbetternow. Can youdomeonefavorman? man,Goddon'tleavememan.Pleaseman,pleaseman. Im claustrophobic man, please man , please . just want totalk toyouman.Please,letmetalk to you.Please. Im claustrophobic . illdoanything,illdoanythingy'alltellmetooman.I'm notresistingman.I'mnot!I'mnot!Youcanask him , they know me. Godman, won't do nothinglike that.Why is this going on like this? Look at mywrist Mr.Officer, I'm not thatkind ofguy Mr.Officer,MrOfficer,I'm notthatkindofguy. Please, I'm not that kind of guy,Mr.Officer. Please! Please,man. Don't leavemebymyselfman, please, I'm just claustrophobic that's it. Iwon't donothing to hurt you,MrOfficer. No, sir. I don'thavenothing. Why y'alldoingmelikethis Mr.Officer? Please crack thewindow formeandstuff. am claustrophobicfor rea,lMr.Officer. Could you please crack it for me, please? Pleasestaywithmeman,thankyou.God,man.Ididn'tknow allthiswasgoingtohappenman.Please man. I don't want to do nothing to y'allman, nothing. understandthatpeopledo stuff,and Okay, okay, okay. Okay. Because officer, Please man, please don't do this! I'm going in,Mr.Officer, I'm going in . I'm gunagoin! Why don't y'all believeme, Mr.Officer? I'mnotthatkindofguy!I'm notthatkindofguy,man! Y'all goingto dieinhere! goingto die,man! And I just had man, don't want to go back to that. Dang, man I'm notthatkindofguy. look at that , look at that . Look at it ! Okay,man.God,y'alldomebadman.Man, I don'twant to try to twin to try to win. I don't want I don't want to win . I'm claustrophobic, and i gotanxiety, I don'twant to do nothing to them ! Man, I'm scared as fuckman . when I startbreathing it's going to go off onme,man. Okay, okay, letme countto three. Letme count to three andthen I'm not trying to win! man, he know it Heknow ittooMr.Officerdon'tdomelikethat,man. Can Italk to youplease? I'm claustrophobic God, claustrophobic. CanIgetin thefront,please? I'm claustrophobic, Mr.Officer. Okay,man,okay!I'm notabadguyman! I'm nota bad guy! Man, Please, Mr.Officer! Please ! Please! Please! No, � I can't choke,Ican't breatheMr.Officer!Please! Please! Mywrist,mywristman. Okay, okay. I want to layon the ground.I want to layon the ground. I want to layon the ground! want to lay on the ground ! I'm going down, I'm going down I know I can't breathe. I can't breathe Let go ofmeman , I can't breathe. I can't breathe. Please,man. Please listen to me. Pleaselisten to me Forgery forwhat? for what ? can't fucking breatheman.I can't fucking breathe. thank you. Thank you. I can'tbreathe. I can't breathe. I can't breathe. can't breathe. I can'tbreathe. Mama,mama, mama, mama. Mama,mama, mama. Mama,mama,mama. Allright, allright. OhmyGod. I can'tbelievethis.I believe this. I can't believe this man. Mom , I love you. I love you. TellmykidsIlovethem.I'm dead I can't breathe or nothingman . This cold blooded man. Ah- Mama, I love you. I can't do nothing. Myface is gone. can't breathe. Myface is getting it bad. I can't breathe man. Please! Please, letmestand. Please,man Please, I can'tbreathe. Please,man. Pleaseman! Please ,man ! can't breathe. I can't breathe. Ican't breathe. Ah! I'llprobably just die this way. can't breathemy face. breathe.Please, i breathe.Shit. I will I can'tmove. Myknee,myneck. Im through, through. I'm claustrophobic. Mystomach hurts. Myneckhurts. Everythinghurts. Ineed somewater or something, please. Please ?I can't breathe officer. You're going to killme,man. Comeon,man.Oh, oh. I cannotbreathe.I cannotbreathe. Ah! They'llkillme. They'll killme. I can't breathe. I can'tbreathe. ! Ah! Ah! Please. Please. Please.
Artwork
Twenty Twenty (studies) 2020
6.14 x 2.61 inches
Mixed media, found digital images, lenticular acrylic
Eugene Ahn @onethousandlifetimes
Poem
Final words of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, as recorded by Axon Body 3 camera, transcribed by Rev.com, and filed in the State of Minnesota District Court 2020
George Floyd @
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