Read Frank Ocean’s ‘Boyfriend’ poem
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Your support makes all the difference.Frank Ocean released his magazine, Boys Don’t Cry, over the weekend coinciding with the release of Blond, his second album in 48-hours.
Ocean's exclusive zine was sold in pop-up shops in New York City, Los Angeles, and London, and includes contributions from guest authors such as Kanye West, Lil B and Tyler, The Creator. Ocean penned several works in the zine, including an essay questioning his love for automobile culture—as a possible straight boy fantasy—but possibly his most touching entry is a poem that refers to his boyfriend and the monumental Supreme Court ruling on marriage equality in 2015.
Read the full script of the poem below.
"Boyfriend," by Frank Ocean
my boyfriend drives a lil bucket
when it rain it fills up with rain
my boyfriend he gone pick me up
don't distract him at the wheel
in his lane
he's the only one
my boyfriend he misses me when i'm gone
so he don't forget me
there's a song he sings
calms his nerve, endings
my boyfriend is friendly
and we don't want no problems
i could say that i'm happy
they let me and my boyfriend become married
i could say that i'm happy
but cross my heart i didn't notice
hope to die no never, we voted
me and my boyfriend cast our ballot
every kiss reads like a poem
making wrongs right like a poem
i couldn't say i dream of you
because my dreams are filled with no one
and all is lost
me and my boyfriend we found
we don't hope for beyonds at all
me and my boyfriend spend time
and that's all i'm holding on
this time
we got permission
nothing's above condition
but this ain't a thang
it's a mission
can't join the band so sing along
me and my boyfriend got it going on
sleep with fans and t shirts on
asleep in vans your legs all strewn
across my lap
tan lines where your watch was strapped
you took off to make time
cut your hair
you left it long
i love to stare
there's nothing wrong
and if i die while i'm asleep
i pray to God my boyfriend
keeps my secret
peace