Sienna Meadow Burnett - Lunch

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Sienna Meadow Burnett, performing at Rustbelt 2017 in Minneapolis, MN.
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[@blonded8741]

*”it was basically like he was asking for it”* that hit me hard

[@madisonbrownlee6971]

wow

[@moose_latte5549]

My mind through this: 1) The hell? She just starts eating his food? 2) And he just sits there?! 3) OH SHIZZLE. THIS ISN'T ABOUT FOOD.

[@maggiem5378]

I just love how she never ended the poem clarifying it was about rape or explaining the metaphor, she took it to the next level and seriously let the listener think and try to understand the poem.

[@ptvfangirl]

how was it about rape? i dont get that

[@debracorbett3796]

Mariah basically in the poem she says “he didn’t say no” and “he was basically asking for it” stuff like that

[@jadep7042]

@@ptvfangirl it's like a how men (or girls ) or rape think their actions are justified just because the victim never said no

[@kierraprather6701]

I think that was also kinda commentary on how common it is because most people by the end knew exactly what she was talking about

[@katieberryworld]

w- IM LIKE HALF WAY THROUGH THE VID - I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ABOUT LUNCH

[@faith9196]

“It’s his fault for not speaking up” “It was basically like he was asking for it” Damn I got chills from those lines. She uses great symbolism, I like how she made it pretty obvious but it wasn’t stretching too far. She’s a great poet.

[@lily.carmen_130]

I came here for the eating disorder and stayed for the amazing metaphor

[@monique-idamayayo9435]

Same

[@jazzy_jaymond]

Omg same

[@janaherkle905]

With the title and everything I thought this was gonna be about an ED or something. And then at the end, when I understood what it was about I was shook! This is so powerful!

[@JJ-zm3ne]

_Killjoy _ I haven’t listened to it yet but I also read the title and assumed I was about an ED

[@jacksepticeyeaddict20wattp95]

Me too

[@carterg333]

Yeah same

[@deepanshu564]

You got the word ED out of the word LUNCH ?

[@gimygaming8655]

@@deepanshu564 yea...

[@unicornspoon]

"It's not like I used force." Oh my god I get it.

[@angelikaladia2420]

Omfg the extended metaphor tho

[@Maybeishouldbrrr]

Angelika Ladia what is it

[@hollyroberts3821]

@@Maybeishouldbrrr her stealing his lunch is a metaphor for rape. It highlights that "he didn't ask me stop" doesn't mean that they were fine with it

[@theradicalace]

it took me far too long to get the metaphor, but holy _shit_ did it hit hard when i did

[@carterg333]

Yeah same. It took me until about halfway through and then I was like ohh damn

[@shnugglebugs5524]

I have an idea of what the metaphore is but I'm not completly sure. Correct me if I'm wrong but is it about sexually assulting women and claiming that they were "asking for it"?

[@Ray-hk1zm]

@@shnugglebugs5524 Yeah, you're right!

[@ZelnotaStan]

Same... I was looking for the metaphor and I still was confused

[@infinity2864]

I thought this was going to be about an ED, but damn.. that was deep.

[@talia6268]

Saaaame. I thought it was gonna be about an eating disorder too.

[@laylawilson5795]

infinity 2 sameee

[@em-tc6zr]

Holy crap. At first, I was really confused and thinking, "wow, this girl really loves food like me", but then she started saying phrases like, "It's like he was asking for it". Then I read the comments and the thought at the back of my mind became true. Holy crap. This girl is talking rape... and she did it beautifully and with such cleverness. I offer hundreds of applauds.

[@butterflytaster5553]

Oh. _Oh._

[@ejufh39hfei3n]

sAmE

[@jasminepruitt5519]

I knew what this would be about the minute she described opening the meal. Really good metaphor!

[@azz20103]

Wow that's actually really impressive I thought it was about an ED the whole time but the end made left me in awe.

[@toritori2299]

Same!

[@nechma13]

Oh my God when she started i didnt know with the title what turn it would take oh my God I'm gonna cry

[@DecayingWhisper]

Holy crap this woman is a genius.

[@virekin0t719]

I thought this was gonna be about an eating disorder and then it was this and I genuinely have chills. This was amazing.

[@eliwes4300]

I at first thought this was about ED but at the end when she said “he was basically asking for it” i got what it was about so i rewatched it and watching it when i knew what it meant hit harder than it did the first time

[@clareashcraft3411]

When I realized what this was really about I was like this is amazing and so we'll thought out I can't even deal with it. I hope to write like that someday

[@Maybeishouldbrrr]

Clare // what was it about

[@melissahernandez2111]

@@Maybeishouldbrrr Its referencing rape, as when she is listing the 3 sentences, the last thing she mentioned that tied it all together was "basically it was like he was asking for it."

[@nellealdan2267]

At first i was like "maybe dont touch something thats not yours." But then she got to the end and it all made amazing sense

[@riah7371]

I didn't understand the metaphor until the very last line. "It's basically like he was asking for it."

[@MCPerez]

It took my 30mims to sink the whole poem in , And when it finally did, I cannot give any fault thats a great poem

[@RhiannonKagoe]

I keep watching this. Its so powerful and clever. I wish people would stop making excuses for predators

[@p-h-a-n-t-o-m]

WOAH THAT TOOK A TURN I WAS NOT EXPECTING

[@ynyayyayayayy]

I listened to this poem so many times when I was younger but only now am I understanding the meaning

[@yasminbragatto]

as soon as i heard "jim saw me do it and he didn't tell me to stop" i knew where this was going edit: WOW WHAT A FUCKING GENIUS THIS WAS AMAZING

[@penversity]

"You could tell it took a lot of time and effort to put this meal together like he made it just for me." Strong premise, well-delivered, bit cliche with the writing at times, but poems like this can drive home the point as good as any other. Loved how she captured every rapist excuse and the entire flawed mindset. Also, who brings steak to lunch at work lol.

[@thesuperfoxie]

Maybe the steak was the equivalent of her coming to work that day looking sexy/showing off her body in a way that might not be typical at her workplace

[@penversity]

caoimhe x haha I just said that in jest. For sure it's part of the metaphor, though I suspect she's not talking about dressing how you want at work, rather in other public places.

[@lazyash9127]

I bring steak to my school so I DO

[@Cakey-nf8gc]

The steak is a metaphor for how rape victims are treated like a piece of meat

[@racheltattersall337]

I don’t think the writing’s cliché, I think it’s in a conversational prose form. I think the way she combines the forms of storytelling and poetry in a unique way. To me the clichéd elements are intentionally mocking rape culture which is like a broken record.

[@apoloniabenicka1756]

Ok, so I pressed play and I was smiling ironically through like, most of it till the end when the realisation hit me and I had to replay it and, damn, the second time I listened to it, I listened to it with disgust on my face and I KNEW that those were the same words I heard the first time, but knowing the contecst, it sounded totally different

[@humorhub1123]

Wow! First time commenting on anything on youtube, but THIS was a masterpiece.

[@jayestothers7768]

this is why I love poetry, because of ones description and power that they put so much in it

[@randomnesslol6362]

That last line gave the poem all its meaning. Oh my goodness was hat amazing.

[@JJ-zm3ne]

Woah, she did amazing

[@JJ-zm3ne]

And I’m back again

[@alyssavaughan4841]

I love how she didn't even have to say anything about sexual assault, we all just knew. So powerful and completely logical, love it!

[@sirgeo1492]

In love! Amazing poem and execution.

[@poppywallhead4337]

This was so beautifully put together; it took a moment for the penny to drop but it made so much sense once I'd realised.

[@ashnicov7436]

I got CHILLS this is amazing

[@pamtaylor1838]

P.S. They're not talking about food

[@danaekimmel6025]

when youre dumb and didnt get the metaphor for the whole video 😂 it hit me like a truck at the end and I almost cried

[@averywallace5469]

I literally had a class over consent today and this popped into my recommendations. I really freaking liked this cause she never even mentioned the word rape or anything relating to it but through the metaphors it’s so clear that this is implying it. I love it even more that the gender roles are “reversed” the stereotype is that it’s girl who are “asking for it” yet in this one it’s not.

[@jordantanner4355]

Sienna is an absolute artist.

[@PhoebeFayRuthLouise]

So well written! Powerful and effective!

[@demonicartist1920]

I was almost at the end when I realized this was a metaphor

[@ellabiddy4741]

45 seconds in I could tell what this was about. Amazing

[@elizabethg2531]

I figured it out in the middle and I just paused it and sat there for a sec thinking omg

[@jomfruind2978]

Listen to it again when you get it.. that hit hard

[@ameliamartin2040]

This poem, is just everything

[@meghansmith3927]

If you go back and watch it a second time it hits you so much harder. You can really see how amazing of a metaphor it is from the first word that is spoken to the last.

[@thecosmicblueautie]

The line that got me was when she said he brought the steak "as if he made it just for me". That is a damn good line to describe how "thieves" think.

[@lovebauer1]

Such an amazing poem and delivery! I unfortunatley recently experienced this and even those who I thought were my closest friends are putting all of the blame on me for not saying the word stop or get off me. Not to mention I was in restraints, and this guy was dating one of these friends so I'm now completely ostracized from the group :))) Things are bad.

[@christineelsworth4966]

Girl I'm sooo sorry I know how you feel even if u weren't in restraints it's still hard when it happened to me I wasn't but I froze I couldn't say or do anything.... And to this day people say it was my fault for not fighting back and not to mention he was my bf at the time so that just makes it look even more like my fault so I understand you can always talk to me

[@nunpuiisingson298]

I pray you're doing better ♥️

[@nunpuiisingson298]

@@christineelsworth4966 i hope you're doing better too. Sending you love.

[@mediumjimmy]

I hope you guys are doing better now and have true friends who trust and support you. I’ve been there. I was only 14 and he was my boyfriend too. Sending you good vibes 💜✌️

[@ilhanabdi6343]

I saw that metaphor coming so quickly. I love the entire piece and her performance. Bravo!

[@isabellaweakliem24]

I really like how you emphasize certain points of your poem that connected to the message

[@ava-lc5em]

left me speechless. glad things like this still exist amidst today's society

[@ingridq8506]

It took me some time to realize what this was actually about. Once I realized it... All I could to was watch and listen. I love this so so much

[@shahrikat5435]

she extended the metaphor to the next level

[@brokenpromises9767]

This poem was absolutely amazing! The real meaning behind it shows through perfectly.

[@bettyabella8277]

Go girl I love the way she put in the hidden meaning behind this

[@jordantanner4355]

I'm living for this extended metaphor!!

[@CK-hw1ok]

Well said. I love this!!

[@OjaswiShxrma]

This was so understated and brilliant I love it

[@cindysobtafo9291]

ok, but I think I just got goosebumps

[@emilykendallcohen168]

Excellent. Simply brilliant.

[@karltheraccoon7502]

It took me a while to understand the metaphor but when I did it slapped me across the face

[@abbyg6032]

this is so important. everyone needs to see this.

[@krizzz14]

I’ve come here seeking for an ED poem but this hit me like a train

[@ToshiJ89]

Caught the metaphor immediately. This was amazing

[@poptemporanea]

Pfffffff So intense! Love her!

[@camz7346]

wow...this is amazingly well done

[@jazellegill8208]

Absolutely powerful.

[@chloerenee1]

amazing.

[@ariannaodum7284]

That was flipping amazing this is what poems are made for

[@annabelleallessio4966]

sooooo powerful

[@trinm333]

OMG MY MIND IS BLOWN

[@vilw511]

This is amazing💕

[@sophie-gb2zk]

hell yes.

[@miriameclipse8191]

THIS IS EXCELLENT

[@deIcorazon]

a masterpiece

[@PulseOfTheMaggie]

she doesn't even have to say the word and you know exactly what it's about. amazing.

[@srizualemgr]

This is a masterpiece 🙏🏼

[@AyannaCriswell]

I was not expecting that. Wow. Phenomenal.

[@pancakereports]

Omg I didn’t realize until half way through but that was so amazing!

[@niqswoods]

It’s amazing I watched this months ago and I didn’t get it and I watched it again and everything clicked. Poetry is amazing ❤️

[@winnielmao]

This was amazing. Thank you.

[@1945thom]

A brilliant analogy to the Me Too movement! Kudos!

[@chloebingham6766]

the first time i heard this was last year and i didn't quite understand, but now coming back and really getting it...

[@citlaly7313]

this is so powerful

[@anaisabeI]

this poem is so clever and powerful!

[@LiaaJones]

IM IN LOVE WITH THIS POEM

[@jayvega2456]

My favorite poem!!

[@milktm788]

i LOVE this!!!!!!

[@SiennaMeadow]

thank you all for the love. i've got a lil channel with more of my performances and will be posting more original poems too. come hang! big loves

[@chanserithomas2922]

Wow. Bravo. This was amazing

[@lionel_786]

This was so clever and amazing and I loved it

[@destinyradecke7674]

OMG I LOVE THIS!!!!

[@malazxo]

This is amazing. I really relate

[@aquaman6166]

Damn I have chills from this.

[@bloominbasil]

I assumed that this was just a girl talking about lunch and then it was going to go into an e//ing disorder, never expected it to turn out like that. IT WAS SO GOOD!!!!

[@RanasEspace]

I'm crying omg

[@AriPuff23]

I wish everybody would see this

[@brooke3282]

great metaphor love this!

[@kimberlydickson9639]

Wow. Very powerful!

[@deliarinaldi5556]

amazing poetry.