Poem contrasting American life vignettes from @brittonrae
The creator performs a slam poem titled '11 minutes in America.' She presents a series of contrasting vignettes: a homeless veteran sleeping in a park, a widowed mother drowning in medical debt, and children hiding during a school shooting. She juxtaposes these scenes with a final vignette of wealthy women taking an 11-minute trip to space, using the recurring theme to critique social inequality and question if America is 'truly free for all.'
Creator: @brittonrae on TikTok
Transcript
Eleven minutes in America. Welcome to the home of the brave. There's a homeless man in Central Park sleeping for eleven minutes today before the park rangers come and ask him to move along. They'll thank him for his service though, eleven months in Vietnam. Eleven minutes in America, we find ourselves deep in Louisiana. A widowed woman hides her tears as she has for eleven years. While her three children play in their one bedroom apartment, her late husband's medical bills have been sent to coll
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